Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mermaid of the Deep SK

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Mermaid of the Deep SK

Hello ladies!

I know I haven't been here or very supportive in the last few weeks. :-( I do look at your progress pics and think "WOW!" and then feel like I'm not getting anything done on mine.

Here is my next progress pic of the HAED BB's SK SAL, Mermaid of the Deep. I was very happy to see this morning, in the natural light, that you can actually see the difference between 310 and the ultra very dark navy blue!

Before and after:

Wishing everyone a happy, stitchy week!
Sabine

5 comments:

Dancing With Pussycats said...: Hey Sabine! How nice this looks against the lilac fabric. Lovely.

It's me...Dancing w/Pussycats, your blog buddy. I emailed you an update of my own HAED pn Monday for posting to the blog, but the email is failing. How should I get my update to you?; January 27, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Bellatrix said...: Great progress Sabine! Can't wate to see mermaids face!; January 27, 2010 at 8:10 PM
Sabine S. said...: Hi Dancing with Pussycats!

Are you sure you don't have me confused with someone else? Maybe it's me that's confused? If you can't contact your buddy, of course I will post for you. The only e-mail I have is

sbnschaefer@yahoo.com

Keep trying, I don't know what's wrong?!
Sabine; January 28, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Claire said...: I love seeing the face develop.... soon she will be showing her personality :); January 28, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Terri said...: Looks great. I cannot wait to see more.; February 6, 2010 at 4:38 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.