Our Friends' HAED SAL: A Wintery Heirloom and Faery Tales

Sunday, March 29, 2009

A Wintery Heirloom and Faery Tales

Hi everyone...This week was a busy HAED week. On Thursday I participated in the SAL. I finished page 1 of 40 for Faery Tales. On Friday, I worked on my Wintery Heirloom design. This week is going to be a crazy week at school so I decided to work on A Wintery Heirloom. We have parent-teacher conferences. Wednesday night my friend and I are to see the movie A Haunting in CT. I watched a documentary on it the other day and it scared me to death. I have NO Idea what the movie wil be like...I am sure it will scare me to death too!!!

10 comments:

Sabine S. said...: WOW! You're making such quick progress, and on two! They are both lovely! Enjoy the movie, it sounds like something I would watch.
Sabine; March 29, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Mich said...: Your work becomes more and more beautiful.

Good luck with yout busy workweek. Hope you have time to stitch every now and then !!; March 29, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Cindy F. said...: Fabulous progress on both girl!!
Hey, I heard that movie was supposed to be scary...can't wait to hear what you think;); March 29, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Wendy said...: Wow! That is a wonderful progress on both of them!!; March 29, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Gabi said...: Both are looking great. Great progress; March 29, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Jan said...: They both look great. I love Christensen and look forward to watching your progress on Faery Tales.; March 29, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Marie said...: Your two works are both really beautiful and it is so delightful to look at your progresses !
Thank you for sharing it !!; March 29, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Annie Bee said...: Congratulations on finishing off page 1. I love it when a page is done. Both are looking great.; March 30, 2009 at 12:59 AM
Suzie said...: We will know if you can't sleep after you watch that movie because next week, both patterns will almost be done! lol

Even with your busy schedule, you are still getting a LOT done on both of them!

Thanks SO much for sharing them with us!; March 30, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Carolyn NC said...: They are both gorgeous!!; March 31, 2009 at 6:35 AM

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.