Our Friends' HAED SAL: Introduction

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Introduction

Hi Everyone! I was so excited when I heard some openings were available to be a part of this great group! First off, my name is Kerri and I currently live in Denver, Colorado with my boyfriend and our two little furkids (kitty cats). I started stitching about 8 years ago and only recently discovered HAED's at the beginning of this year. I've always been drawn to larger designs and I love that they are all full crosses and no backstitch (I despise backstitch!) At the first of the year, I started Chessie by Ash Evans and I'm about a page and a half into it but Chessie is on break at the moment because I started working on Catch a Falling Star by Julie Fain. I love Julie Fain's artwork and this was one of my favorite's of hers so when it got charted I immediately snatched it up. Surprisingly, it only has 14 colors in it which seriously, I think may be the only HAED I've seen with so few colors but I love it because it goes quicker. So here's a pic of what the end will be

and this is where I am so far

It's being done on 18ct aida with 3 strands over 1 and full crosses. What's really cool is on my flickr page, Julie Fain actually left me a message that she was following my stitching and she hadn't actually seen any of her art done in a cross stitch yet so that was very cool!

Anyways, thank you all for letting me join and I look forward to seeing all of your lovely HAED's!

Kerri ;)

6 comments:

Solitary Raven said...: welcome Kerri!
Your project is very nice, and I
like the look of what u have done so far!
Welcome to our wonderful group :)
Laura; June 20, 2009 at 7:27 AM
Anita H said...: Welcome Keri, you have a nice start going. Nice to work on something with so few colors, hope it goes fast for you.
Anita; June 20, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Gabi said...: Welcome Kerri. What a lovely HAED you have chosen. Exciting that the artist herself is following your progress. That's a nice thing isn't it?; June 21, 2009 at 2:35 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: Welcome and you picked a lovely chart to start! I can see some of those stars twinkling.. the more you do the more you will feel the urge to just keep going. Excellent start.; June 21, 2009 at 7:06 AM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome Kerri!! We're so excited you're joining us! and I LOVE your beautiful design choice! 14 colors! That's very exciting;) You've already gotten off to a wonderful start and we can't wait to see more progress!!; June 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Wendy said...: Hi Kerri, welcome to our blog.
You did choose a gorgeous design and you have a wonderful start already. Can't wait to see more.; June 23, 2009 at 5:27 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.