Our Friends' HAED SAL: Jolly Old Fellow

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Jolly Old Fellow

I'm a bit over a third of the way through page 4, and getting very keen to finish this first strip of the chart. I started JOF on January 16 this year, and I have now been working on this chart for longer than it has taken me to complete any other project. And I have a very long way to go yet!

8 comments:

Jan said...: Wow. It is looking great. I love the stars in the background. You are doing a wonderful job on it. Can't wait to see more.; April 4, 2009 at 5:49 AM
Mich said...: Beautiful as it is going along !; April 4, 2009 at 5:57 AM
Bonnie said...: Elfie.
Your Santa is looking great. It gives me encourement. I have a lot of blue pages to stitch before I can start on my fairy. It must be exciting to finally stitch amd see something come to life. You go girl!; April 4, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Gabi said...: Your Santa looks great and it will be worthwhile all the effort; April 4, 2009 at 6:03 AM
Cindy F. said...: Wow!! I am so impressed Elfie!! Page 4 and started in January?!!
That's amazing:); April 4, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Looking good and you're making good progress!; April 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Wendy said...: Your Santa is coming along nicely! I really love this design too! Great progress, can't wait to see the rest of it:); April 5, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Sabine S. said...: These HAEDs are a labor of love, aren't they? You're doing great!
Sabine; April 5, 2009 at 9:33 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.