Our Friends' HAED SAL: On the road

Saturday, April 18, 2009

On the road

Just stopped by to say WOW!!!! You are all incredible. Your stitching awes and amazes me.

I will not be posting for a couple of weeks. DH and I live in Arizona in the winter and in Ontario, Canada in the summer. We are presently on our way home to Canada. With a few visits it will take us 10 days to get home and then we have to unpack and open our house. Stitching time will be limited.
I will however continue to watch this blog and everyone's fabulous work!

7 comments:

Mich said...: Have a good trip and a great stay in Canada.; April 18, 2009 at 10:10 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Hi Kathy, I wish you a safe journey and a wonderful and enjoyable stay in Canada; April 19, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Wendy said...: I'm wishing you a nice and safe trip.
Take care,
Wendy; April 19, 2009 at 7:22 AM
Anita H said...: Have a safe fun journey. Big job getting the house open, but a cool summer sounds nice. Can you stitch in the car? I always have something NOT HAED to stitch in the car, only way I can stay awake! And it gives those neglected projects some time.
Anita; April 19, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Suzie said...: Have a safe trip home, Kathy! I hope that you are able to keep out of those storm paths that are traveling across the midwest right now!

It's rather a sad situation, when you realize that when we need our stitching the most, is when we are least likely to find time for it.

Just remember, you DO owe yourself a breather once in a while, so maybe you can keep a quick non-HAED project handy to relax by. lol; April 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Yoyo said...: Travel safe and get home soon -- so you can stitch.; April 19, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Cindy F. said...: We will miss you Kathy! Stay safe and have a good return trip:); April 20, 2009 at 6:14 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.