Our Friends' HAED SAL: Vibrant Vista

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Vibrant Vista

A Happy 2010 to you all! I made a good start, finished another page of Vibrant Vista. Part of a house is standing now, so I can move to the next page, to finish the building. I might switch on to another HAED, so be patient LOL

11 comments:

Valerie L. said...: Bravo Joke! Nice progress!; January 2, 2010 at 8:20 AM
Silvia said...: Precioso, yo tambien adoro los Hae ahora mismo estoy haciendo Nigth Moves de Jim Warren, felicidades sigue asi; January 2, 2010 at 8:37 AM
Jan said...: OMG that is looking great! You know the HAED motto - Work on what calls to you.; January 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Anonymous said...: you have a very nice blog
God bless you; January 2, 2010 at 4:39 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Such wonderful progress - looks awesome!; January 2, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Yvonne said...: Wow! Really beautiful. I find this wip's colours look much nicer than the picture itself.; January 2, 2010 at 9:28 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; January 2, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Anonymous said...: Joke, you are making wonderful progress. Vibrant Vista is beautiful!; January 2, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Annie Bee said...: Looks fantastic. Such detail too.; January 2, 2010 at 11:01 PM
Sabine S. said...: Your stitching must be fabulous because I looked at the picture and wanted apple pie and I don't even really like apple pie! Great job!
Sabine; January 2, 2010 at 11:38 PM
kerbear said...: Yay I can see the house! This one looks even better every time you show it to us!; January 5, 2010 at 8:44 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.