Our Friends' HAED SAL: August Giveaway!!

Monday, August 31, 2009

August Giveaway!!

This month, I'm giving away one of my very favorite tools!! The DMC Needlework Threads Color Card. If you don't have a color or want to change a color, this is a very good tool! It's also great for helping you decide if you want to go up or down a shade.

It does not come with floss samples, like the old cards did. It groups color lines together. All of the colors lines in DMC...satin, pearl, six strand, variegated. I use mine a lot!!

Last month one of our members suggested magazines...so I went to our local book store and got what they had! I wish they carried more;) The Christmas Ornament Preview Issue from Just Cross Stitch (July/August 2009), Stoney Creek Cross Stitch (June 2009) and Cross Stitch Gold (June 2009).

Rules for drawing...same as always 1) must be a member to enter 2) must enter comment on this post only 3) must have posted at least one progress (or finish) pic by 8/31/09. Drawing will be 9/1/09. Good luck and thank you all for being such wonderful members!! We look forward to your posts:)

Cindy F.

22 comments:

Jan said...: Cool give away! Can't believe I'm the first to comment.; August 7, 2009 at 6:05 PM
Matilde said...: !dios!! tienes un blog muy bonito tus obras son fantasticas te mondre en mis favoritos para visitarte a menudo un saludo; August 7, 2009 at 6:27 PM
Astrid said...: Its a great gift !!! count me in the draw !!!; August 8, 2009 at 2:23 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: really a great gift , count me in !; August 8, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Solitary Raven said...: going to try this again
How hard could it possibly be to post a pic
laughs
miss you all
Almost caught up...
will be stitching soon ;)
Good news... 8th week of FIN 200
that means one week till things get easier
smiles...
please enter me... Im still alive and kickin... Dante and I are havin fun.. I get him today;); August 8, 2009 at 9:11 AM
Mimosa said...: Wonderful goodies! Thank you for managing giveaway every month! Please count me in!; August 9, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Marleen said...: love this gifts, count me in too...; August 10, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Maxine said...: Please count me in Cindy and thank you for doing what you do on this blog (((hugs))); August 10, 2009 at 9:06 AM
kerbear said...: Count me in as well! Great gift and I've been wanting one of those DMC color cards for awhile! :); August 11, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Anonymous said...: What a great tool to have in your stitching cupboard! Please count me in, I will post a WIP picture of my current project this week :-); August 11, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Anne said...: A great gift. I would love to get into this drawing.; August 13, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Beatrice said...: Wow what a nice gift...please throw my name into the hat as well!; August 14, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Yoyo said...: Well since I just posted my current progress I guess I can get in the drawing this month too. What a great gift. Thanks so much for being such a great hostess.; August 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Annie Bee said...: I also have just posted a pic of my progress. So I guess I can enter too.; August 17, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Babs said...: This is a thing I certainly love to sign up. I always have trouble looking for threads, and I don't have a lot of threads yet, but it will be easy to use to change colors in a certain work.; August 19, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Anita H said...: Great idea, would certainly come in handy.
Anita; August 22, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Sabine S. said...: Ooo me too, please!!! I never get to buy any magazines for myself! Thank you both!
Sabine; August 23, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Diane (di) said...: What a generous giveaway! I'm in with St Nick in His Study (esp. with Christmas right around the corner). (eek!) :); August 24, 2009 at 2:15 AM
Joke said...: Please count me in for this great giveaway!; August 25, 2009 at 10:17 AM
Louanne said...: Cool beans, count me in!; August 28, 2009 at 7:33 AM
Billie said...: Puh, I just made it in time for the deadline. Please count me in!

Hugs
Billie; August 31, 2009 at 12:33 PM
beth said...: Please count me in if it's not too late! beth; August 31, 2009 at 6:57 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.