Our Friends' HAED SAL: Afternoon Tea. Page 1 finished.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Afternoon Tea. Page 1 finished.

Hi everyone!
This week end I finished my first page of Afternoon Tea :)

Don't like the border :((( On the picture it's more beautiful:

What do you think about it?

12 comments:

Magali said...: This first page looks really nice !! But I agree with you : the border looks more beautiful on the original picture. But I'm sure your stitching will be awesome !; April 3, 2011 at 11:17 PM
sarams1987a said...: verry nics blog

i follow your blog ;)

Mvg sarah

www.sarahsborduurwerken.wordpress.com; April 4, 2011 at 12:11 AM
Unknown said...: I think the border will look better once you've stitched all of the design. On a corner piece like this one, the border draws a lot more attention to itself than it will on the finished piece. I think it will look fine.

I'm planning to stitch this one, "Ta da" and "Teacup bath" to liven up my livingroom. As the other two don't have borders, I think I'll stitch this one without a border as well. But since I'm currently working on the first row of "Fairy Wishing Well", I think it will be a while before I start my next HAED, so I might change my mind.; April 4, 2011 at 12:19 AM
Tatyana'S said...: Magali, Sarah, Heli, thank you so mush for your comments and advices!!!

Heli, me too, when I started this project I wanted to stitch without this border, but it looked so pretty on the picture... :); April 4, 2011 at 12:32 AM
elizabth1956 said...: I think you need to trust Michele's charting ! things often don't look 'quiet right' when you have done only a bit of the chart. I have had a couple of 'that can't be right' moments, but when I'd worked a bit more and then stood back to look at it, it was perfect.
I don't think the picture will have the same 'feel' to it if you leave the border off.; April 4, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Tatyana'S said...: Thank's Elizabeth!
It's what I'm doing - trust Michele's charting :); April 4, 2011 at 3:19 AM
demeter83 said...: It's look more settled once there's a bit more border there, I'm sure it will. It always looks a bit odd when you're still on the first page. And it's looking really lovely; April 4, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Cindy in MA said...: I'm doing this one also. I like the border & I agree with every one else that it will look better as more of the picture is stitched.; April 4, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Ali said...: Wow! Looks great! Glad that you included the pattern picture too!
can you tell me what stitch you are using?; April 8, 2011 at 1:30 AM
Tatyana'S said...: Thank's Ali. I use full cross-stitch, as for all my works.; April 8, 2011 at 2:38 AM
Tatyana'S said...: Yes Cindy, I know :) I've seen your blog - very nice. And so many BIG works!; April 8, 2011 at 2:40 AM
grannie said...: I love this one - I've got it in my stash as I'm a total tea addict :-D; April 17, 2011 at 7:29 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.