Our Friends' HAED SAL: Wrath

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Wrath - 2nd update

Hi everyone! Well I have made terrific progress on Wrath. I finished page 1 and have started page 2 and I've only been working on this for 2 and a half weeks. I don't think I've ever stitched that fast before. Of course page 1 was mostly the same color. You can't really tell from these pictures but it's actually dark purple. Page 2 is a lot more confetti heavy so will likely take me longer but regardless, I am absolutely loving stitching this one!

Here's where I was last time:

And this is where I stopped last night:

As always, I look forward to all of the updates and welcome to all the new buddies that have joined us! I am so excited to see even more stitched up HAED's!

~Kerri~

10 comments:

Wendy said...: Wow! Your needles must be smoking!!; October 6, 2009 at 7:28 AM
CathE said...: Wow you have been busy.; October 6, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Astrid said...: And they had to say something about fire alarms and me....... with you they all go off !!!!!; October 6, 2009 at 8:37 AM
kerbear said...: LOL Astrid!!! I was actually the one that said that about you! :); October 6, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Cindy F. said...: Awesome progress Kerri!!!; October 6, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Carolyn NC said...: That's great progress!; October 6, 2009 at 10:09 AM
MarchAnn said...: Goodness, you are really flying along. Looks great.; October 6, 2009 at 5:26 PM
sharine said...: wow that looks great; October 6, 2009 at 7:04 PM
Sabine S. said...: Wow, that's a lot of stitching already done! You'll be at the lady in no time!
Sabine; October 6, 2009 at 10:17 PM
TammyK said...: You got a lot accomplished from that last post. It's looking great :o) Thanks for the warm welcome.; October 17, 2009 at 7:45 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.