Our Friends' HAED SAL: The time has come the Walrus said, to talk of many things...

Saturday, March 21, 2009

The time has come the Walrus said, to talk of many things...

Hello everyone! I have taken the time to view your work so far and I have enjoyed seeing each piece... a feast for the eyes!
Most of you already know me well as Pethairxstitcher on the HAED BB (Sonya), but for those of you who do not I will give you a brief intro before inundating you with my current wips. I am from Quebec Canada but Austrian by birth and have been stitching HAEDs since some time late 2005. Ok... enough of the boring stuff, lets get on with the show.

My current active wips are as follows:

May I have this Dance (S Fenech) 32ct Lugana (Burnt Papyrus from SMF) and is an experiment in combining full X with tent 1 over 1

Poppy Puss (M Petite) 32 Lugana (Opalescent Moonglow by PTP) tented 1 over 1 with HDF silk :

Rose (R Anderson) 32 ct Lugana (Snowdrop SMF) tented 1 over 1 :

Claire's Wings (Kinuko Y Craft) 28 ct Lugana (Pearl beige) tented 1 over 1

Heart of the World (R Sanderson) 28ct Lugana (Beige) tented 1 over 1 :

Sorceress with Familiar (J Christensen) 32 ct Lugana (Canadian summit - SMF) Tented 1 over 1

RagDoll Fairy (L Ravenscroft) 32ct Lugana (Snickerdoodle SMF) tented 1 over 1 :

and I just started QS Poppy Fairy this week (JBG) 32 ct Linen (Mermaid fin x-scapes SMF) tented 1 over 1:

There are more and you can see them all including my finished here : http://www.picturetrail.com/pethair-xstitcher

Happy stitching everyone!

16 comments:

Suzie said...: Oh, I'm breathless! Your stitching is amazing! It is going to be a lot of fun to see these pieces completed! Thanks SO much for sharing them with us!

Oh, and as one of the humans in a herd of 7 kitties, I can relate, and love your stitching ID! lol; March 21, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Diane (di) said...: Get on with the show indeed Sonya. Looking at your WIPs caused a major drool-fest on my keyboard! :) Absolutely gorgeous stitching. It seems I remember when you started May I Have This Dance. Oh and the Rose... both just beautiful! Keep those pics coming!!; March 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Yoyo said...: Your work is just gorgeous. I was thinking of tent stitching my next mermaid, thanks for showing me how well that does indeed work.; March 21, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Carla said...: oh my goodness!! so many beautiful wips!; March 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Gabi said...: Gosh - I'm breathless. I just spent my morning coffee drooling over your WIP's. And the other WIP's you have in your Picture Trail are just as beautiful as well.; March 21, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Solitary Raven said...: beautiful - beautiful :)
what is tent stitching?
asks a stitcher of over 20 years
lovely post!
Laura; March 21, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Laura... lol, tent stitching is just one leg of the X, it looks much like \, very similar to tapestry but the back of the work looks different (it has the rail road track that one gets when doing Xs)...now did I confuse you more or is that clear as mud (giggle)
Sonya; March 21, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Cindy F. said...: I'm drooling too!! Welcome Sonja!!
Your wips are AMAZING!!! Beautiful stitching! HAED Heaven:) So glad you're joining us and thanks for sharing these gorgeous works!; March 21, 2009 at 6:30 PM
Mich said...: Oh my god, what a bunch of HAED's you have going. Do you have a shop where you can buy extra time? Please give me the address !!; March 22, 2009 at 1:15 AM
Joke said...: My goodness! You are a professional haedstitcher! And they all are stunning :); March 22, 2009 at 5:02 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! That are some great WIP's you have. I love the "This dance" one, great colors on it! Can't wait to see them all grow!; March 22, 2009 at 5:15 AM
Valerie L. said...: I'm impress, so much HAED at the same time and your stitching is amazing!
Welcome!; March 22, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Vickie said...: Wow!! Your WIP's looks just amazing!!!; March 22, 2009 at 12:59 PM
jessneal said...: WOW! I love your progress and all of your projects! I really love the dance. Thank you for sharing.; March 22, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Carolyn NC said...: So impressive and all beautiful!; March 22, 2009 at 9:04 PM
Annie Bee said...: Ho Sonya. Your WIP's look great. Love May I Have this Dance. Looks like you haven't got much to go before it is finished.; March 22, 2009 at 11:54 PM

Tutorials

How to Carry Threads
This is really easy...it takes a while to get used to though....and your back will look terrible...this you will have to live with...One thing...You will be working your 10 x 10 grids in colums...it makes it easier...
1. Start with a 10 x 10 grid..
2. Find your first symbol...and stitch all of that symbol in your 10 x 10 grid....When finished...
3. Find the same symbol on the 10 x 10 grid below it...take your needle and bring your thread up like you are going to make the first 1/2 of the X ...but don't do it...just unthread your needle and lay the thread down..
4. Go back to the first grid you were working on...and stitch the next symbol the same way....when finished bring your thread down....
5. continue each symbol until your first 10 x 10 grid is finished....
6. start the next 10 x 10 grid ....you should have thread there already for you to pick up and stitch...
Posted by Vickie 3/7/2009

Tent Stitching (Wikipedia)
Tent stitch variants
There are three types of tent stitch, all producing the same appearance on the front of the canvas but each worked in a slightly different way and having particular characteristics, uses, benefits and drawbacks. These variants of tent stitch are known as basketweave, continental and half cross tent stitches:
Basketweave tent stitch - The basketweave form of tent stitch is worked in diagonal rows up and down the canvas. The yarn on the back of the canvas has a typical basketweave appearance, with alternating horizontal and vertical stitches. Basketweave is the best stitch to use for covering large areas of canvas as it does not distort the canvas as the other two forms of tent stitch do.
Continental tent stitch - Continental stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitches appear diagonally across two threads. This method uses more yarn than half cross stitch tent stitch but is more hardwearing.
Half cross tent stitch - Half cross stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitch appears vertical or horizontal, not diagonal, and crosses only one thread. This method uses less yarn than other stitches but is not very durable as coverage on the back of the canvas is a little thin.