Our Friends' HAED SAL: Finally!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Finally!

I made it!!! I am so glad I restarted on Aida. It is so much fun to stitch and I can see it grow. Here is a piccie of what I stitched last week. I was out on Thursday so this is a weeks progress.

To all you other HAED stitchers: Every time I see your beautiful designs grow I stare in awe at what you ladies out there achieve. Your pictures just stun me and make me feel like a mere beginner. But they also motivate me to keep on stitching.

8 comments:

Claire said...: I am with you on aida! At 32 I am struggling with my eyes already and worry what the future will bring for me. But I have now reverted back to stitching on aida again and much prefer it.

Hugs
Claire; July 21, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Great start - glad you can now enjoy it!; July 21, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Joke said...: Ah well, Aida or evenweave, when we are finished you don't see the background LOL. All that matters is stitching with pleasure and Gaia is coming along nice.; July 21, 2009 at 11:59 AM
CathE said...: Glad your enjoying it.; July 21, 2009 at 12:21 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: well, you should be able to enjoy because it is otherwise not relax! Very nice start!; July 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM
kerbear said...: Great progress! I am so glad you found fabric you enjoy and it makes the whole project very enjoyable for you!; July 22, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Beck said...: So happy you made that decision and have made such progress...wow! I am really inspired!; July 22, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Cindy F. said...: Wow Billie! Awesome restart progress!! So happy to hear you're fabric change is more pleasant for you:); July 23, 2009 at 8:10 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.