Our Friends' HAED SAL: Stitching Thursdays?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Stitching Thursdays?

Hello all,

I have a question about the stitching thursdays. Here it's kinda says Thursday is HAED stitching day, but at the moment I only have one work to work on, and that's my HAED. Can I stitch a whole week on it and then post the progress? Or rather a HAED where only once a week can be worked on?

Greetings, Babs

6 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Hey Babs!! No rules here re: stitching times. We just thought it would be fun to have a universal day we all stitched on any HAED piece. Some people can't stitch on Thursdays, so we say stitch any day you can and post whenever you can.
You stitch and post any day you want to, on any piece you want to.
And if you find yourself free on Thursdays....for fun, take a before you start to stitch pic and an after you finish stitching pic and post it when you get a chance. OR just post progress pics when you want to:) Just have fun:)
Hope I didn't confuse you!; May 12, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Kim D Messick said...: I like to picture everyone stitching along with me on Thursday, but I also stitch whenever the piece calls to me :); May 12, 2009 at 4:56 PM
Sabine S. said...: I'm the same as Kim. I like to think about everyone here as I stitch on Thursday's. It's just awesome to me that we are spread around the globe, but sharing in the same activity on the same day (ignoring time difference here)! I stitch on my HAED on Thursdays and throughout the week, unless another WIP calls my name.
Sabine; May 12, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Bellatrix said...: Hi! I have also only one WIP - my HAED The Encounter - and I stitch it everyday, but I'm participate in Thursdays SAL by stitching then more than other days. I read this blog every day, so I'm thinking that it's fun that every day someone updates here.; May 12, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Yvonne said...: Same here as Bellatrix, only 1 wip and stitching every day but more on Thursday. It is a nice feeling thinking so many of us are stitching on this day.

Yvonne; May 13, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Anne said...: Babs,
I work on mine all week long only putting it away long enough to get some hardanger done on a blazer that I am making. I hope there aren't rules for only stitching on Thursday. Have fun with your stitching.; May 14, 2009 at 3:13 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.