Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mermaid of the Deep SK

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Mermaid of the Deep SK

Hello all my stitching friends!

Sometime around the end of November, I lost my HAED mojo. I don't know why, I had several WIPs to choose from. So I decided to just ride it out and stitch on Cirque des Cercles during December.

Before that time, I signed up for the freebie SK SAL on the HAED bb. On the 1st of January I started on Mermaid of the Deep. I am enjoying her very much, but inevitably she starts with #310! Oh well. Fortunately this big blob is a mixture of #310 and #979. Couldn't tell, could ya? Me either, another oh well. So here are pics of what she will look like and what she looks like now.

Happy New Year and Happy Stitching everyone!!!

Sabine

3 comments:

Jan said...: Looks like you have a good start the the MotD.
Hey, everyone goes through a dry spell, just work on what you like and enjoy it. That's the important thing.; January 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi

I´m also started today this freebie SAL!! I´ve stitched an hour and only with 310! I like her already; January 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM
Terri said...: Looks fantastic :) Cannot wait to see more; January 11, 2010 at 5:22 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.