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Monday, January 24, 2011

Me and my HAEDs

Hi everyone!!

I have watched this blog for nearly a year now and now I am a member!! Yipppeeee! Thanks Louanne :)

My name is Sam and I have been stitching since I was 14 (I am no 31). I discovered HAEDs about a year ago and I now class myself as an addict.

I have bought (too many) charts and I currently have 2 WIP.

The first I started is Queen of Hearts by R. Anderson. I have completed 4 pages of this.

More recently I have been almost exclusively working on Millennium Tree by J. Wall. I have completed 4 pages of this one also. I plan to auction this one off for charity when its completed to raise awareness of global warming and the human impact on our planet.

Anyway thats enough from me for now :-)

Edit: As requested, queenie is done on 28 ct 1 over 1 and millennium tree is done on 20 ct 2 over 1 :)

11 comments:

Terri said...: Beautiful stitching.; January 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Kate from Poland said...: Beautiful! Can you write, on wich fabric do you stitch? And how many strands?; January 24, 2011 at 11:24 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; January 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Welcome to our lovely blog, you have two beautiful designs chosen, I love both! I'm also addicted to HAED patterns, and i have also a few things in my stash! Have lots of titch fun !; January 24, 2011 at 11:42 AM
demeter83 said...: They look gorgeous, love both of them. Well done!; January 24, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Jan said...: Queen is looking great and Millennium is phenomenal.; January 24, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Sabine S. said...: All i can say is WOW,WOW, WOW!!!! You've been stitching while waiting in the wings. You must tell us how much it auctions for. It better raise enough money to save two planets!
Sabine; January 24, 2011 at 6:08 PM
Marie said...: Welcome to the blog !

I have already seen you on the HAED Bulletin Board, and as I wrote it there, I'm a big fan of your work on Millenium Tree !!
Very often I go to your blog, watching if you have posted a photo of your progress... It's a delight to see it growing, and the reason why you are stitching it is very kind and wise.

I will follow you in this incredible journey...

Happy stitching !; January 24, 2011 at 10:33 PM
Magally said...: Both of them looks great ! Congratulations !; January 24, 2011 at 11:33 PM
Unknown said...: Wow what amazing comments from everyone!! I will be sure to update my blog more often now that I know there are people out there that read it! hahaha Thanks everyone. I already feel part of the family :); January 25, 2011 at 6:31 AM
grannie said...: Wow, great wips. They are both looking great! :-); February 6, 2011 at 2:40 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.