Our Friends' HAED SAL: HEY!!! I missed you guys!!

Monday, September 7, 2009

HEY!!! I missed you guys!!

I cannot express into words how much you precious friends mean to me!! Thank you so much for all your prayers and encouraging words. You don't know how much your emails and comments helped me get through some tough days:)

Today was the most relaxing day I've had in weeks! AND I MADE IT TO 50!!..lol...

Thanks girls! Ya'll are truly the best!!!

Love & Hugs,
Cindy F.
p.s. I've just gone through all your posts and you just keep amazing me!! Beautiful work everyone!!! I'm so proud of you all!!

8 comments:

Sabine S. said...: If it weren't for the silly hat, I wouldn't believe it!!!!! Glad to have you back happy and healthy!
Sabine; September 7, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Wendy said...: I missed you too!!

Glad to read you had a wonderful birthday and I just love the picture with the hat :); September 8, 2009 at 5:23 AM
Louanne said...: Glad you're back and feeling better. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!; September 8, 2009 at 7:59 AM
Joke said...: I missed you too, especially with that hat LOL Boy, what a relief you can laugh and look so happy!; September 8, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Carolyn NC said...: And we missed you - so glad you're back!; September 8, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Aussie Stitcher said...: I missed you too Cindy!! I am so glad that your test results came back clear. I love the photo of you with your birthday hat, just gorgeous. Happy belated birthday also. ((((HUGS)))); September 8, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Beck said...: Happy belated Birthday!! So glad to hear about the good test results - and your happy day...I'm almost ready to put that material back on my bars and get back to HAED!; September 9, 2009 at 1:38 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Cindy glad you're back and you look amazingly young, 50 become ????? come on .... I do not believe this ...... I think you're only 40 become; September 10, 2009 at 9:53 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.