Our Friends' HAED SAL: My first HAED

Monday, December 28, 2009

My first HAED

I thought I'd jump in too :) I haven't posted here in ages - I've been busy with my studies, and when I have had time to stitch I've been working on a non-HAED (which is almost finished, yay!) which you can see the progress on here.

My first HAED was an Angel Virtue which as far as I can tell has been long since retired, Hope. I started her in 2006 while recovering from a nervous breakdown at the grand old age of 18 on 25ct Days Gone By linen...I love the colours on the linen and the chart and will probably stitch her again at some point, but I hate 25ct linen and discovered this rapidly! I was also trying to use terrible needles and two threads which probably didn't help... she's rather pretty, but eventually I discovered 25ct evenweave, which was better, and by the end of that year had migrated to 32ct which is where I think I'll stay. I have quite a few HAED WIPs, though none are calling so it will probably be a while before I pick one up again - I love watching everyone else's though, these charts are magic :)

Here's a picture for you all:

it's a clickable thumbnail, you can have a look at the bigger picture if you like. In reality she's stiff and lumpy and I don't like her much, but she is quite pretty at the smaller size!

8 comments:

Joke said...: It is beautiful! But... are you really telling us you are stitching on 32 ct over one?? That must be challenging!; December 29, 2009 at 2:56 AM
Annie Bee said...: It is good when you find out which count works best. I am a 28ct girl.
She looks lovely; December 29, 2009 at 2:57 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: oooohhh WOW This is really very nice! 32ct But what a challenge!; December 29, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Beck said...: She is just beautiful! I too am working on a project after some challenges - it is really helping me - and hope it does you too!; December 29, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Kyriaki said...: Thanks for your comments :)

Joke: yes! I love 32ct, I finished my QS on 32ct in October last year, you can see it here: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2237778220100712226DqNJTJ

I have Dance of the Graces and QS Dark Cherry lurking in my WIP pile...maybe I'll get them back out again soon :); December 29, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Joke said...: Wow Kyriaki, I love 32 ct also, but not for stitching over one, only for stitching over two. Your QS looks fabulous!; December 30, 2009 at 9:49 AM
Sabine S. said...: So glad you jumped in! I truly hope stitching helped you back then, and now still! She is beautiful, but I can see what you mean by stiff and lumpy. They teach us a lot, don't they? About stitching and about coping with life! In your album, the 5th and 6th picture, the blue mandala, what is the name and who is it by? I also like your current Ink Circles!
Sabine; December 30, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Kyriaki said...: Thanks Sabine :) Stitching still helps a lot - I went from that nervous breakdown to Chronic Fatigue for two and a half years, so stitching is awesome.

The mandala is Secret Victorian Garden by Chatelaine (the former Mystery X which is what it was when I started it) - I was stiching along when I got sick, and I haven't really touched it since June of that year (I got sick in May). If you go to my webshots album you can see more recent photos of it, and all my stitching for the past three years.

I like the Ink Circles too! It's in the same colours as the model and I like it a lot. It's much more purple in real life.; January 6, 2010 at 5:45 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.