Our Friends' HAED SAL: No stitching today

Thursday, April 2, 2009

No stitching today

We got stuck at the hospital taking a "little test" that ended up lasting more than four hours...if I had been warned I would have taken my stitching with me, darned doctors! But I will make up for missing Thursday SAL on Saturday. I saw all the great posts today in my RSS Reader, wow, you are all doing such great work. It's late, I'll be back to really read all the new posts tomorrow.

Wendy & Cindy...I see a note in the sidebar that we can 'tag again...so what did you do to solve the problem?? Bloggers want to know.

3 comments:

Wendy said...: So sorry to read you had to be so long at the docters. They could have told you. Hope everything is OK with you.
Can't wait to see your progress.; April 3, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Hope you're feeling ok - looking forward to seeing your progress.; April 3, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Cindy F. said...: Hope the "tests" come out ok!

Turns out the labels (tags) weren't the problem;) So I put them back in! One little thing didn't translate properly on someone's posting of a pic and it threw the whole site off! The blogger dude found the problem so I was able to fix it. Thank goodness for the blogger dude;) (the owner of blogger)

Yoyo...we know you'll post when you can! Not to worry:); April 3, 2009 at 8:52 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.