Our Friends' HAED SAL: a new HAED arrived in my mailbox

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

a new HAED arrived in my mailbox

Wow! I was sure gobsmacked when I saw my new HAED chart, "Dance of Kokopelli". There are 49 pages in there....... how will I ever stitch the design in a few months? Anyway, it was a gift to me from my dad. Off to collect the material and DMC skeins.

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7 comments:

Gabi said...: Beautiful design. :); April 15, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Solitary Raven said...: wow ... 47 pages... yikes
afraid to look at the page count on my new ones lol; April 15, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Claire said...: Blimey 49 pages!! I dont envy you! LOL But enjoy stitching it.

You cant beat suprises of these HAED charts in your mailbox/inbox.

Hugs
Claire; April 16, 2009 at 12:49 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: What a splendid piece, so colourful. I think this one will go quickly and will stitch up nicely. do not let the number of pages give you concern, just think of it as one at a time.
congratulations on a most lovely chart.; April 16, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Cindy F. said...: WOW!! That's a lot of pages! Sue, this is going to be so incredible!
Beautiful design choice and awesome gift from your sweet dad!!; April 16, 2009 at 7:52 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: hmmmm 49 pages this is a lot of work .... beautiful design and lots of fun; April 16, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Yoyo said...: Oh dear! I collect Kokopellis -- don't show me this one -- don't show me this one -- oh heck, I gotta see it -- SOON!; April 17, 2009 at 10:21 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.