Our Friends' HAED SAL: Our Thursday SAL

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Our Thursday SAL

Hi my stitching friends,

Who is ready for our Thursday SAL tomorrow ? I have to admit, I won't be in this time :(
I'm working on a Christmas tree skirt from Dimensions for the moment and I'm close to a finish, so I would love to finish this one first. But I will be thinking of you as well while I'm stitching on my tree skirt. After I finished this one I might start a new project :)

If you would like to see how the tree skirt looks like, I have just posted an update on my personal blog

Wishing you all a wonderful week with lots of stitching fun.

Hugs,
Wendy and Cindy F.

4 comments:

Sabine S. said...: Yes, I'm in! Don't know which of my two I'll stitch on, but it will be a HAED! I'm going to look at your tree skirt now. If you're close to a finish then it only makes sense to continue and enjoy it this Christmas!
Sabine; November 4, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Lonneke said...: I'm in too! The last two days were very hectic and I am looking forward to a nice, relaxing day with a lot of stitching!; November 4, 2009 at 2:52 PM
Yvonne said...: I can't join in the SAL today too as I have to finish off a Christmas stitching (hopefully done by today) and then do some cleaning up. Looking forward to see lovely updates.; November 4, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Joke said...: I think I'm in with Call of the Raven. I'm deterined to finish the page I'm working on and only after that I'll return to Vibrant Vista.; November 5, 2009 at 10:27 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.