Our Friends' HAED SAL: Two New Starts This Week

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Two New Starts This Week

I know, I know! It seems like I have no self control, but if you only knew!

So one of my new starts is a HAED, QS Steam Punk Fairy. I am stitching her on 25 ct Cream Lugana, 1 over 1, with DMC cottons. I stitched on her for Thursday's SAL and then only one other day (because I am totally smitten with my other start, the color of the material and the floss). You can see I managed my first 600 stitches in a nice, completed rectangle, but then I had to creep over to her hair.

My rotation schedule is usually pick up and stitch whatever grabs me until I get bored with it. We'll see what this week brings! Happy stitching.

Sabine

9 comments:

Yvonne said...: Great start! I really like the colours for this fairy.; April 21, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Gabi said...: Beautiful start Sabine. Looking forward to see more of it.; April 21, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Nice start!; April 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Lovely start Sabine but I know what you mean about "creeping over" but I try to resist.
Sheila; April 22, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Maxine said...: A lovely start Sabine:); April 22, 2009 at 1:34 PM
Annie Bee said...: Great start you have made.; April 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Cindy F. said...: Another great design and a great start too!; April 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Wendy said...: That is a wonderful start. Can't wait to see this one grow.; April 22, 2009 at 11:52 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Great start and a very nice design with beautiful colors; April 23, 2009 at 4:32 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.