Our Friends' HAED SAL: Thank you and Update

Friday, September 25, 2009

Thank you and Update

I want to send a HUGE, TEXAS size THANK YOU to each and every one of our wonderful blog members who so quickly volunteered their time and effort to help someone on the waiting list post their HAED progress!!!!!! You are all awesome!

As of today, we have enough volunteers to help EVERY stitcher on the waiting list! Give yourselves a round of applause!

I am currently contacting everyone on the waiting list to see if they are still interested in joining us. As they respond, I will start making matches and will forward the final list to Cindy F. and Wendy. I will then notify you all and we'll take it from there. Should only be a few days.

Again, thank you all so much! I am proud to call you my friends!

Happy Stitching this Week,
Sabine

7 comments:

Cindy F. said...: That's awesome Sabine! Wendy and I are proud of YOU too!! Thanks so much for making our blog even better!

Sending you HUGE TEXAS size (((HUGS))) too!; September 26, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Lonneke said...: Wow! This is awesome! Thanks everyone for making this possible!; September 26, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Wendy said...: Thanks so much Sabine for your help!!

Sending you huge Belgian hugs too,
Wendy; September 26, 2009 at 11:40 PM
CathE said...: Great news. Well done everybody.; September 27, 2009 at 1:08 AM
Louanne said...: Sabine, I don't think I've heard from you yet. Just want to make sure it didn't end up in my spam folder or something. If you did contact me, please do so again. Thanks!; September 27, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Teipu said...: Hello Sabine!
Thank you very much for all your effort! I am also on the waiting list and am so happy that you got this great idea.
I also haven't received any message of you yet, but maybe you are busy and haven't got the time to message everyone yet. I'm very looking forward to your mail ^^
Regards from Japan,
Anna; September 27, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Sabine S. said...: Louanne,
The list is not complete yet, still waitng for many responses from those on the waiting list. You haven't missed anything!

Teipu,
I would have contacted you today! Only contacting a few a day to keep the order of the list.Since I know you are interested in joining us, I'll check your name and move on,no e-mail!
Sabine; September 27, 2009 at 9:06 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.