Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED Cats

Thursday, April 16, 2009

HAED Cats - Week 2

A very late post for last Thursday as I have been without internet connection. I have made a little progress on Cats and for those you have left comments, thank you -I am attaching a pic of the design for you.

As the stitches are so small on this project I have to really concentrate and have peace and quiet to stitch so having recently finished a project I was working on I decided to make a new start on

QS White Cat

This reminds me so much of my cat Lily who went missing in October last year that I have decided to stitch this also - I call it my "Queen Lily" project. Here are a few pics of what it should look like when finished and what I have done so far.

Well it's Thursday so off I go to work on my Cats. I look forward to catching up on everyone's progress this week.

Sheila

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9 comments:

Carolyn NC said...: Nice stitching!; April 16, 2009 at 5:35 AM
Cindy F. said...: Beautiful design choices Sheila! and great progress! Love the fabric colors!; April 16, 2009 at 7:41 AM
Sabine S. said...: Wow, Cats is so elegant! Nice starts on both.
Sabine; April 16, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Gabi said...: Both are lovely designs. It will be a pleasure to see them grow. And great starts on both.; April 16, 2009 at 9:44 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: OOOOO I love cats, these designs are so beautiful'm already curious to see more,; April 16, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! They both are looking great! Can't wait to see them both grow!; April 16, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Jan said...: I love both of these! I have the SPML in my stash. The SPML is the one I'm most looking forward to seeing.; April 16, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Anita H said...: Great starts on both. I love the SPML one, have it started but haven't worked on it in ages. One of my very favorites of hers.

Anita; April 16, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Yoyo said...: Two very nice charts and some beautiful stitching.; April 17, 2009 at 10:12 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.