Our Friends' HAED SAL: A Finish

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

A Finish

I am pleased to say my DD Jennifer has finished her very first HAED woohooo:) She finally finished it yesterday and can't stop looking at it. She has yet to choose a chart from the reward scheme but she's already sorted out hext HAED wip! So without further ado here's her finish...

The stats are...QS Moonlight. Artwork by Caron Vinson. Stitched on 16ct (I think) aida with two strands of thread full crosses.

Now for my teeny tiny update....I've stuck with Dragon Riders and started on page 7 ...it's got a lot of block stitches so thought ti would stitch up pretty quickly which it is doing :) I'll be carrying on with this tomorrow for the SAL :)

Thanks for looking and commenting, keep up the great work everyone.

Maxine (So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog)

13 comments:

rachelsparkles said...: Your daughter's finish is beautiful! Well done to her for finishing such a fab design :).

How exciting for her to be able to choose her next start for free! You must let us all know what she picks :); April 8, 2009 at 2:18 PM
Jan said...: YAY for Jennifer! I think it's great that she is so into her stitching. Of course, yours is nice too LOL!; April 8, 2009 at 3:40 PM
Valerie L. said...: Can you say to your daugther that she did a great job!!
And you to! You stitch really fast Maxine!I love colors and details of this HAED.; April 8, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Anita H said...: Wahoo on the finish, she's adorable. Love seeing those finished ones.

Anita; April 8, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Cindy F. said...: ~~HAPPY DANCE AND CONGRATS JENNIFER~~ for your AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL FINISH!!! I'm so proud of you!! Can't wait to hear which design you choose from the HAED incentive program:)
and Maxine! Girl...you're going to finish this whole design before I finish my 1st page...lol!! GOOD JOB!!; April 8, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Congrats to your DD for her finish! It's lovely. Nice stitching on yours, too!; April 8, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Gabi said...: Congrats to your daughter. She did a terrific job. It's SO beautiful and she did it so fast as well. Looking forward to see her next WIP.
Your progress is not tiny at all. You're quite fast.; April 9, 2009 at 1:07 AM
CathE said...: Congrats to you daughter on her finish. I'm not suprised she can't stop looking at it, it is wonderful.; April 9, 2009 at 5:01 AM
Wendy said...: woohoo!! Congrats on the finish of your daughter's design. She did an amazing most wonderful job. It is so lovely.

Nice progress on your design too, I love the red color on it.; April 9, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Joke said...: Jennifer did a great job, congrats! Love your work too :); April 9, 2009 at 8:16 AM
Sabine S. said...: A huge Texas size congrats to Jennifer!!!! Woohoo!!!!! Way to go! I hope you continue to post her progress on her current WIP and let us know what her new start will be. You're doing great too!
Sabine; April 9, 2009 at 8:52 AM
Astrid said...: Congratulations !!! beautiful finish.. I always look at my finishes... did I do that ??????; April 9, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Mimosa said...: Congrats on your daughter's finish! It's very beautiful! She did a great job! Of course, I love your progress!:); April 9, 2009 at 8:51 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.