Our Friends' HAED SAL: It's me and the wizard again!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

It's me and the wizard again!

It has taken a long time before you heard from me again, but it had several causes. I was really tired, due to my pregnancy (which is going really well!!) and the final examinations stress (for a teacher this is mainly review the work of my own students and then a second review for the work of a colleague). Furthermore I couldn't use my camera, because the battery was empty and I coudn't find the recharger. But taking no photographs and not blogging leaves more time for stitching, so I will show you the results!

Ooops, indeed. I started another HAED again, this one is really beautiful. But they all are... This is Impossible love by Selena Fenech. I like to stitch on this piece because it's about the opposite of The wizard of Oz. That are a lot of confettistitches and here there are more stitches of the same colour. The combination is fun, but my main focus pieces remains the Wizard of Oz.

And here I present my Wizard of Oz. Not a wizard in sight yet, of course, but still

it becomes really beautiful. I'm a few rows further already, this photo is taken on 31st May, but it has taken me some time to place it.It speaks for itself, I guess.

I enjoy stiching so very much and reading and stitching along with this blog only makes it better. I enjoy your company very much!

5 comments:

Yvonne said...: At which stage is your pregnancy now? I remember those days of pregnancy I went through.

Impossible love is really amazing and I look forward to see the progress of this one. Wizard of Oz's colours are extremely lovely.; June 9, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Cindy F. said...: This will be the 2nd baby born during the HAED SAL blog's existence:) I'm so excited for you:) You've made beautiful progress on both of these! Take your time, we understand if some weeks you don't feel like it.; June 10, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Sjoukje said...: Hi Yvonne,
I'm in the 24th week of my pregnancy, so the sickness is gone and I'm not really big yet. When I was pregnant with my son Quintijn (almost 2 years old) I had troubles with my pelvis, but that isn't that bad this time either. So I'm happy and stitching!

And Cindy, so far the baby is still in my belly, I will have a lot of time for stitching because it's my favorite way of relaxing. When the baby is born (beginning of October probably) it will be busy, very busy....

Sjoukje; June 10, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Gabi said...: Great progress on both WIP's. And both look lovely. Hope that you feel less tired and enjoy your pregnancy. How far are you now in your pregnancy?; June 10, 2009 at 11:57 PM
Wendy said...: Those are really some lovely progresses! I love them both.

Hope you enjoy your pregnancy.; June 13, 2009 at 2:13 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.