Our Friends' HAED SAL: New to HAED

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

New to HAED

Hi all! I'm so glad to be here...I'm Beck, from South Carolina,a professional genealogist and in the middle of a 140 pound weight loss (exactly 70 lost to date - started 8/08) and have just taken up spinning - always thought the kind of spinning I would do would have been with a wheel - but not anymore, lol!

I have been stitching 28+ years (counted, pulled thread, needlepoint) but NEVER an HAED until now...what a treat this is going to be! I have chosen Christmas Animals for my first project...will be starting after I get back from my daughter's wedding in Charleston on May 23.

I am going to be signing up for the birthday club but the hard part is going to be choosing which chart I want to stitch after I finish this one!

Have been looking at everyone's work and y'all are so inspirational! Thank you all for having me here, Beck

8 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Welcome Beck!! We are beyond thrilled to have you join us!!
70 pounds is an incredible achievement!! Thinking of spinning makes my head spin!! I think I'd fall off the bike!
Can't wait to see your new start!
and please tell the bride to be we send her the best of wishes in her new life with her new hubby:)
(((HUGS))); May 12, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Very impressive weight loss, Beck - congrats! So glad to have you here!; May 12, 2009 at 2:01 PM
Gabi said...: Welcome to the blog and nice to meet you. And bowing for the fact that you lost 70 pounds. That's not an easy task.; May 12, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Sabine S. said...: Hi and welcome, Beck! You will love both this blog and your HAED!Can't wait for you to start.
Sabine; May 12, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Marie said...: Welcome to the blog Beck !
It will be a pleasure to follow your work ...; May 12, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Louanne said...: Welcome! I spin too! It's addicting! Good luck! Best wishes to your daughter. Awaiting you fist wip pic!; May 13, 2009 at 4:13 AM
Wendy said...: Hi Beck, Welcome to our blog!! I'm looking forward to see your stitching.; May 13, 2009 at 5:05 AM
Yvonne said...: Hi Beck, welcome to the blog! Looking forward to see your wip pic.

Yvonne; May 13, 2009 at 11:48 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.