Our Friends' HAED SAL: Wendy's update on 05/21/09

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Wendy's update on 05/21/09

Hi my friends,

Another week has passed and I was able to do a lot of stitching on my Land of Enchantment. I enjoy it so much that I didn't even stitch on my other WIP's.
So here is my update on my HAED. I did about 2400 stitches last week.

Before

After

I really enjoy so much seeing your progresses that I want to stitch some more HAED. You guys are doing such a wonderful job.
Next week on Saturday it is my birthday, so I ordered 2 new patterns. I don't know if I will be able to wait before I will start one of them.
I ordered 2 patterns from Scott Gustafson which are "Pegasus and the Muses" and Santa Claus at the North pole". I'm all excited to receive them.

Hugs,
Wendy

10 comments:

Gabi said...: What a beautiful progress. Can't wait to see your new ones started as well. I know the feeling...lol...there is another one I would LOVE to start as well. Doing that as a birthday gift is not a bad idea at all...lol. (Wonder how early one can be with that? days? weeks? couple of months?); May 23, 2009 at 5:05 AM
Sabine S. said...: Wonderful progress Wendy! Happy Early Birthday to you!!!! Hope you enjoy (and start) your new charts. Santa is so cute with all those little details, especially Mrs. Claus coming out of the house to greet him with cocoa!
Sabine; May 23, 2009 at 8:02 AM
Caroline said...: That is a great birthday gift for yourself! Your design is starting to come to life - wonderful progress!; May 23, 2009 at 10:36 AM
Jan said...: You really got a lot done. It looks great.
What a great birthday gift to get. Enjoy them.; May 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Joke said...: Great progress, I'm looking forward to the next update :); May 23, 2009 at 1:56 PM
Anonymous said...: Very nice progress.; May 24, 2009 at 1:21 AM
Marie said...: Hello Wendy !

First of all, what a beautiful progress you made ! The sky becomes bright and wonderful, and the piece is growing very fast ! Very very nice to look at, as always !

And so you choose two new Gustafson... it's so great !! Pegasus is magical, and so does Santa Claus too ! You made great choices !!

I can't wait to see your next update Wendy !
Have a nice week !!; May 24, 2009 at 10:57 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Wendy Wow, what a great progress, now you see a lot more of the design! And you chose a different Scott Gustafson, I love this also!; May 25, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Cindy F. said...: That is a lot of stitches!! I wish you would put 2400 stitches in mine for me...lol!!
Beautiful progress Wendy!; May 25, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - lots of stitching - looks great!; May 26, 2009 at 7:11 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.