Our Friends' HAED SAL: Jolly Old Fellow is resting temporarily

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Jolly Old Fellow is resting temporarily

I attempted to start my first-ever rotation this month. I was planning to stitch Jolly Old Fellow half the week, and L&L's angel of Hope on the other half of the week. I just can't do it. Once I started the Angel I started to obsess about finishing her so she could be part of my Christmas decorating this year, recognising that even if I stitched every waking moment for the rest of the year Jolly Old Fellow would still not be finished in time for this Christmas. Also, I had some difficulty adjusting to stitching on the larger-count fabric, so I decided to bite the bullet and work on the Angel till she's finished - which will be all this month, and probably at least the first 2 weeks in July. I'm expecting her to be at the framer well before the end of July. So, JOF is now officially a UFO ( my first ever in 20+ years of stitching!), and I won't be stitching on him for the next month or so. But as soon as Angel of Hope is finished, I'll be back stitching on JOF, so I would like to remain a member of this group. I really do enjoy watcjong all the lovely HAED projects growing.

5 comments:

Anita H said...: Elfie, to acchieve UFO status something needs to be left sitting in a corner for at least 6 months, so 1 1/2 is NOTHING. You are being way to hard on yourself. Hope was the first L and L angel I did, took me 2-3 months to do her, and she's still one of my favorites. Good luck on the finish, know you can do it.
Anita; June 20, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Gabi said...: Naw...that's not what I call an UFO. This is a WIP that gets a bit of a rest. Looking forward to see your angel; June 20, 2009 at 10:58 PM
pethair-xstitcher said...: I have to agree... it is not a ufo... a swip would be better (slow work in progress) Hope that angel gets done quickly so that we can continue watching JOF grow!; June 21, 2009 at 7:04 AM
Cindy F. said...: Lynn, I LOVE the L&L Angel of Hope! Enjoy every stitch of her and we will happily wait on you to return to JOF! Like Anita says, you have to let him sit for 6 mos or more to be a ufo;); June 21, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Wendy said...: I know the problem. Think it is best to stitch what you want to stitch at that moment. I have some projects I don't stitch for a while, but after some time I pick them back up again.; June 23, 2009 at 5:26 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.