Our Friends' HAED SAL: Thanks

Monday, July 27, 2009

Thanks

I want to thank you for making me me feel much better about the line in my stitching. I was thinking it only happen to me.
The comments have made a few of us aware that staggered stitching at the end of a page is the thing to do when there are larger blocs of colour!
I'm going to work on mine today so we will see how things are looking. I've decided to come in from the left to right at the line and see if that will help for now.
I'll let you know soon.

Stitch with happy fingers!
Beatrice

3 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Beatrice, I'm also wondering if it has anything to do with where we start and end our threads....constantly going under the same areas pulls the stitches closer to the fabric. Know what I mean??
Anyway, I'm really paying attention now too and staggering where I can.
Good luck! I know yours will be fine!; July 27, 2009 at 8:28 AM
kerbear said...: If you take a look at my catch a falling star you can see that I stagger my stitching at the end of the page and it's worked wonders with not leaving that line. I had that happen to me on another project but as far as everyone has told me is that once you wash and iron it, the line should come out!; July 27, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Yoyo said...: I don't stagger my stitching at the end of a page...too much paper for me to keep straight. But I do leave lonnnnnggggg lengths of thread when there is a page break. For one thing this color may continue on when the new page comes in. And secondly with that long length, if I'm going to 'end' the thread I can 'go under' in any direction I want on the back. Keeping myself from having a ton of threads all ending in the same place.

In the same vein, if several colors are going to start at one place I will 'go under' for a longer distance with some of them, again, so a bunch of 'go under' threads are not all in the same place.

I hope that makes sense because it works really well, I don't think I've ever had that line your speaking of.; August 6, 2009 at 9:37 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.