Our Friends' HAED SAL: TT Sun Worshipper Cat 3

Sunday, January 23, 2011

TT Sun Worshipper Cat 3 - Complete!

I recently replied to a post on the BB about the wips we all have on the go. It was in writing my reply there that I realized that I had 11 HAEDs going. ELEVEN! That's just HAEDs, not counting any other little wips I have started over the years in my madness. Granted, 5 of those 11 are SALs that I signed up for on the BB, Lord knows I can't miss out on any of those. But it brought me to the realization that I must finish some of these. The most logical thing to do is finish off the ones that are BB SALs, since they are smaller in size, therefore they should be the easiest and closest to their finishes. Also, I didn't finish a single thing in 2010! Not one! So I am in desperate need of getting a few of these finished, my wip bins are taking over my house! ;-) So here's my first finish of the year!

Stats: Started March 2008
Finished Jan.22, 2011
Silkweaver 28 ct. Opalescent Lugana, color Chashmere Glitz
Stitched 1 X 1 DMC

One down, ten to go! Next up is Dark Cherry. Here's where I left off with her last June:

I will be focusing on the projects that look like they are closest to the finish line for the foreseeable future. You will see a lot of small pieces coming out of the woodwork, and hopefully some more finishes soon!!!!

5 comments:

Joke said...: Well done! It is a lovely sun worshipper :); January 23, 2011 at 12:22 PM
CathE said...: Congrats on the finish. Dark Cherry is so close, I'm sure you'll have her finished soon too.; January 23, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Sabine S. said...: Wonderful finish!!! Feels good, doesn't it? Congrats!!!!
Sabine; January 23, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Magally said...: Congratulations on the finish ! It looks great ! Dark Cherry is really nice, I can't wait to see more of it !; January 23, 2011 at 11:39 PM
grannie said...: Congratulations on your finish. I love the colours in Cherry so I'm looking forward to seeing more of her :-); February 6, 2011 at 2:44 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.