Our Friends' HAED SAL: OCTOBER GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

OCTOBER GIVEAWAY WINNER!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TO GABI!!! Random Generator chose your name out of all the entries!!
If you will send me your snail mail address to cindy2k2tx@yahoo.com, I'll get this sent out asap!
We hope you enjoy your prize:)

***I did stitch the last 2 Thursdays...and will try to get posted soon. I have just a tiny bit more to finish a block first.

Hope you all have a blessed week! and we're so proud of all of you guys' progress!!
Enjoy the process.....

(((HUGS)))
Cindy F. and Wendy

6 comments:

Unknown said...: Congratulations Gabi!!; November 1, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Gabi said...: Oh my gosh...I won!!! And I just said today on my blog I normally never win. And now I won the second time something. And it's a chart I really really like and wanted to buy sooner or later. I'm thrilled. Thank you so much; November 2, 2009 at 1:20 AM
Beck said...: Congratulations, Gabi!!! I know you will just love stitching this and I know your wonderful stitching will shine through...can't wait to see it finished!; November 2, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Marie said...: Congratulations Gabi !!!; November 2, 2009 at 7:56 AM
jayne@~an eye for threads~ said...: Congrats to you Gabi, enjoy and be always in stitches.; November 2, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Sabine S. said...: Congrats Gabi! I'm very happy for you!
Sabine; November 2, 2009 at 10:49 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.