Our Friends' HAED SAL: A New Start - Started 28th March 2011 by Gizzimomo

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

A New Start - Started 28th March 2011 by Gizzimomo

Well as you can probably tell from the title of this post I've been naughty again and instead of going back to Faerie Melody as planned I've started a new HAED (Putting my HAED WIP's up to five now!) and here she is...............

She's TT (Tiny Treasure) A Pale Comparison by the wonderful Jasmine Becket-Griffith.

Here are the important details:

Stitching on 25 count white evenweave

1 thread over 1 square (2 over 1 on all metallics, using Sulky instead of Kreinik again!)

Started on 28th March 2011

Finished TBA

She's only a small design, two full pages and two tiny partial pages (only 5 stitches across) so I'm going to stitch the two partial pages and then go back to Faerie Melody. I guess I just wanted to be able to say I'd started her!! I have had her kitted up for some time now after all!

As soon as there is something worth photographing then I'll post you a WIP!

My blog has also had a revamp if you want to pop along and have a look!

http://gizzimomosstitchyplace.blogspot.com/

Thea xxxx

3 comments:

Cindy in MA said...: I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one with 5 HAED's in my rotation. My DH thinks I'm insane.; March 29, 2011 at 4:15 AM
Magally said...: That's a lovely design you chose !! I love Jasmine Becket Griffith's work and I'm currently stitching one of her designs. Good luck with that one and your other HAEDs !; March 29, 2011 at 11:21 PM
Shelleen said...: OMG I love this chart and never saw it before. Can't wait to see more progress.; March 30, 2011 at 4:31 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.