Our Friends' HAED SAL: Wendy's update on 05/28/09

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Wendy's update on 05/28/09

Hi my friends,

First of all I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful birthday wishes and anniversary wishes I got. I was very happy with it and it means a lot to me. You guys made my heart smile.

We had a nice weekend. I received some nice presents. I got 2 patterns from HAED, a Dimensions kit Santa's ornaments and a DVD box from the series "CHIPS". I used to watch this when I was a kid. Now our kids loves to watch it too :) On Monday (it was a holiday here in Belgium) we went for a brunch. I love to eat that.

Last week we had a nice and sunny weather, so I was able to sit outside and do a lot of stitching. I worked on my other progresses too but I also did a lot of stitching on my HAED. So here is my update.

Before

After

I would love to wish you all a wonderful week with lots of stitching fun.

Hugs,
Wendy

6 comments:

Caroline said...: Great progress Wendy! Your birthday celebration sounded wonderful.; June 3, 2009 at 8:26 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Moving along well - looks great!; June 3, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Cindy F. said...: this is so pretty and you're going to be finished with it before I get to my 3rd page!...lol....; June 3, 2009 at 12:46 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW Wendy, I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday and ..... Goodness! what a nice progress you have made again, it all looks beautiful!; June 4, 2009 at 2:38 AM
Yvonne said...: Wonderful progress, Wendy. Happy Belated birthday!; June 4, 2009 at 4:45 AM
Gabi said...: Beautiful progress Wendy. Love that mountain popping up. Looks great.; June 4, 2009 at 3:29 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.