Our Friends' HAED SAL: Lesley's update for April 08, 2009

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Lesley's update for April 08, 2009

I finished my letter G last month. It turned out really nicely. I love how these letter stitch up. They are fairly quick to do and turn out lovely. I think I may be trying my hand at making pillows this summer. I am not sure yet what I want to get for the incentive program, but it will probably be another letter.

I finally managed to get the first row of pages finished on Wizard's Emissary this week. It has only taken me 14 months to complete and I have another 6 rows to do. I need to either concentrate more on this one or get faster needles. Love the detail in the stonework though and can's wait to see what the next row brings me. I should be starting the wizard's hat and continuing with the dragon on the right hand side.

March also saw a restart on my Daydreaming Fairy. I finally found the perfect material for her. She is being done on 22 count Hardanger material and it is working up just great. I managed to get all of this done in four days over the challenge SAL weekend on the forum. Can't wait to get to the hair and face on the rest of page 1 and 2. I will be working on this again this weekend so hope to get some of it done.

Yours in stitching,

Lesley

9 comments:

Jan said...: The "G" is just great. Keep on truckin' on the WE. You'll get there!; April 8, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Valerie L. said...: You'll see, this blog will motivate you to finish your Wizard's Emissary!
Nice job Lesley!; April 8, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Cindy F. said...: Faster needles?? Your needles are moving faster than mine;)
~~HAPPY DANCE AND CONGRATS!!~~ on your beautiful "G"! It's gorgeous!
Pillows would be a beautiful idea!
Wizard is coming along beautifully and wow! what a great start on Daydreaming Fairy! YOU GO LESLEY;)
Can't wait to hear which design you choose for the HAED incentive program!!; April 8, 2009 at 5:48 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Congrats on the finish! Stitching is progressing each time; it'll happen. You're definitely in the right place to be encouraged to stitch on your HAED!; April 8, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Gabi said...: Congrats on finishing the first row. It looks gorgeous. Oh...and if you find somewhere motorized stitching needles, just give me a shout. I'll buy them in a wink...LOL. Until then I'm afraid we have to deal with "normal" needles.; April 9, 2009 at 1:05 AM
Wendy said...: Congrats on finishing the first row! You need faster needles??? You did a lot of stitching already. I love your WIP's, great work on it! We will encourage you to keep up the good work.; April 9, 2009 at 5:59 AM
Sabine S. said...: Congrats on finishing the G and on your progress on the others! I've seen several of these letters now and may just have to do an S!
Sabine; April 9, 2009 at 8:41 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: gosh you did a lot of stitching already and you have very quick needles lol; April 9, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Mimosa said...: Congrats on finishing the G!!; April 9, 2009 at 8:47 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.