Our Friends' HAED SAL: Whose purchasing? And what?

Monday, April 6, 2009

Whose purchasing? And what?

So the sale is on.... so who has already bought a chart or a few?! Who has their wish list ready to be fulfilled?

If you are purchasing or have already done so - what charts have been selected?

Myself - I know I really shouldnt but I have seen a SK and a TT that I fancy getting....

On another note - I have finally taken an up to date photo of QS Black Cherry - but for some reason the blog want let me upload it at the moment - so hope to get it uploaded soon.

Enjoy spending!!

6 comments:

Shari said...: oh no! this could be bad!!! You KNOW I have to go look now. I have seen a couple new ones in the past few weeks that have caught my eye!!!; April 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Sabine S. said...: No fair! I don't have that kind of self control! There is a SK, aptly named Temptation, that I would like. I wasn't planning to get it any time soon because I just bought QS Steam Punk Fairy... Three isn't too big of a lifetime rotation, right?
Sabine; April 6, 2009 at 10:15 PM
ladyhawke said...: I haven't purchased anything yet, but I still have lots of time. I have lots of charts in my wish list as well, so need to go and sort them out.; April 7, 2009 at 7:39 AM
Louanne said...: Which ones are tempting you? I haven't gotten anything in the sale yet. (the key word in that sentence is YET!); April 7, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Cindy F. said...: I've spent so much lately...the retreat, stash...I'm holding off adding another HAED for the moment;)
I don't know what is wrong with blogger! Yesterday someone couldn't leave comments on my other blog. It's just a pain in the butt some days...lol!!; April 7, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Claire said...: Quite tempted with Crimson Glamour SK and possibly TT A Pale Comparison.... just toying with what to get!

Hugs
Claire; April 7, 2009 at 12:33 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.