Our Friends' HAED SAL: My SAL Update

Thursday, September 24, 2009

My SAL Update

I have made a little bit of stitching progress on my HAED. It is more of the blue sky. I was going to take a picture, but really there is not much to see, LOL. I love looking at everyone's WIP's; they are beautiful. Have a wonderful, restful stitchy weekend!

6 comments:

MarchAnn said...: Nita, every stitch is one stitch closer to finishing one of these wonderful HAED.
Happy Stitching; September 25, 2009 at 4:49 AM
Anonymous said...: I was just going to comment that any progress is good progress no matter how small and I agree that sometimes it doesn't always look like much especially as if there is a lot of confetti stitching so well done.; September 25, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Wendy said...: Hi Nita,

Every stitch you make is a progress! I'm looking forward to see your progress :); September 25, 2009 at 6:35 AM
kerbear said...: I look forward to seeing what you've done and good job on keeping at it! I have a lot of weeks where I don't think I accomplished much but then it turns out you really did!; September 25, 2009 at 7:06 AM
Sabine S. said...: At least take a picture for yourself. I'll bet you'll be surprised how much progress you made. I know every week I feel like I got nothing done and then I compare pics and I feel like WOW! I did get a lot done.
Sabine; September 25, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Cindy F. said...: I bet my progress was less than yours! But thankfully, every stitch helps get us closer to the end!

Hope you have a most wonderful weekend too Nita!!; September 26, 2009 at 10:49 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.