Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mich - Blue is the only colour I know !!!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Mich - Blue is the only colour I know !!!

Hi friends !!! I hope you are all doing fine and perhaps enjoying some holidays?

It has been 5 long weeks since I last posted something over here, shame on me !! But due to my holidays and then so much to do at my work, I didn't manage everything so well, I felt.

But anyway, now I'm back and would like to share my progress with you.

This is how my HAED looked like 5 weeks ago ...

And this is how it looks today, almost finished page 6. This page has been nothing than blue stitches, except for 15 grey once ;-)) But still, I enjoy it very much.

And you know what? Page 7 will also be only blue stitches ;-))

11 comments:

Jan said...: Wow, that is looking great. Good luck making it through all the blue.; July 15, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Anonymous said...: Your HAED is looking beautiful!; July 15, 2009 at 8:37 PM
Joke said...: Don't get the blues on this ;) It is stunning!; July 15, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Wendy said...: Wow Mich, that is a nice progress!! It is really gorgeous, even if it is only blue for the moment.; July 15, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Cindy F. said...: That really is a lot of blue to stitch but it's so pretty!! Good job Mich!!; July 16, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - much progress made!; July 16, 2009 at 7:08 AM
Beck said...: That blue looks boring I know on the page but AWESOME in the background...wow! Congratulations!!; July 16, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Astrid said...: You know at the bottum there are no blues anymore :)))); July 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Valerie L. said...: I can say that the song "Blue Christmas" really fits for this one :P; July 16, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Mimosa said...: Beautiful! You did a great works!; July 17, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Claire said...: Love this design - yours is stitching up so beautifully - well done on all the BLUE!! LOL; July 21, 2009 at 7:09 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.