Our Friends' HAED SAL: 4th of July :)

Thursday, July 2, 2009

4th of July :)

Well I won't have an update on Catch a Falling Star this week because I haven't had any chance to stitch and I am going out of town for the 4th of July holiday. The OH and I are going camping in New Mexico and neither one of us has been there before so it should be fun. The weather is supposed to be nice and sunny too! I am hoping to get quite a bit of stitching in over the next week though once I get back.

However, since I have no update on Catch a Falling Star, I thought I would show you my other HAED I started at the beginning of the year. This is Chessie by Ash Evans. I've finished the first page and that was wayyyyy back in January when I finished and then I lost the stitching bug for a few months and haven't stitched on it since. I do plan to start working on it for one week every month starting in August. There is a lot of color changes and it tends to drive me a little crazy at times but I just adore the chart!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! :)

5 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Ha! What a crazy cat!! I love it!!
You've made tremendous progress and I'm glad to see you bring it back out. Hope you have a wonderful camping vacation! Stay safe:); July 2, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Joke said...: Oooh, wat a cute cat she is! And your progress is great, love the purples!; July 3, 2009 at 1:30 AM
Mimosa said...: What a beautiful colors! I look forward to her growing.; July 3, 2009 at 7:03 AM
Astrid said...: WHOE I like this cat.... Love to see youre progres in the future !!!!; July 3, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Wendy said...: That is a great start and lovely colors too!!

Happy late 4th of July to everybody.; July 4, 2009 at 1:10 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.