Our Friends' HAED SAL: Winner of Anita's Giveaway!

Friday, December 4, 2009

Winner of Anita's Giveaway!

Congratulations to Marie! You have won a $25 shopping spree @ Anita's Little Stitches !!
We're so excited for you and we know you're going to find something @ Anita's wonderful store:)
Have fun shopping!!

p.s. I will email Anita to let her know you are the winner. She is located in Texas, U.S.A. I suggest you go to her site, decide what you'd like for $25 US currency, then email her @ anitalittlestitches@gmail.com telling her who you are and you won on Cindy and Wendy's HAED blog and what you'd like for your prize. If you have any problems , email me cindy2k2@yahoo.com and I'll be happy to help. (I'll be out of town all day tomorrow and into the night.)

Thanks for participating and please post and let us know you're ok. We miss you Marie!!

Cindy F. and Wendy

8 comments:

Yvonne said...: Congratulations, marie!!! I miss your lovely wips and your inspiring posts.

Hugxxxxxx; December 4, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Marie said...: Oh my dear friends...
I'm so sorry not to be here more often, but I'm still gridding and preparing projects ! I promise that I'm thinking about you each day, and I do all my best to be ready to post as soon as possible !! Because I miss you too !!

And now... Let me say :

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!

I'm very, very glad to win this giveaway... !!! This is so generous, I will be so happy to choose something at this wonderful website from Anita !
I will email you Cindy very soon !

Thank you very much !!!!!

Hugs, Hugs, Hugs to all !!!!; December 4, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Sabine S. said...: Marie,
How wonderful for you!!!! Congrats!!!! Waiting to see more of Beauty and the Beast.
Sabine; December 4, 2009 at 11:27 PM
Annie Bee said...: Congratulations on winner such a lovely prize.; December 5, 2009 at 1:46 AM
Joke said...: Marie, I'm so happy for you! Congrats to the winning :); December 5, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Jan said...: Yay Marie! Get yourself some nice stitchey stuff. You'll have to let us know what you pick.; December 5, 2009 at 6:52 AM
Astrid said...: Congratulations Marie..... I hope you find something and lett us know what it is!; December 6, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Wendy said...: Congrats Marie on winning this prize!!; December 6, 2009 at 2:47 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.