Our Friends' HAED SAL: Kim's Lance and Gwen Update 4/30/11

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Kim's Lance and Gwen Update 4/30/11

Once again, thank you to the lovely Susan for posting an update for me.

This is my first ever page finish on a HAED so I'm really quite excited about it, and even more excited about the fact that it does actually look like something, albeit in a very vague way. There's definite wall (with bricks/stones) and you can see the beginning of the window frame, so yeah. I'm generally very chuffed with this.

I'm now going to put this away for a few weeks to work on some other projects because this is my target for the year on this project achieved (I didn't know how long it was going to take me, so I went for a really easy target), but I've got another HAED on the go, so hopefully I will still manage an occassional update on here (via Susan) before I pick this project up again.

Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend - I'm loving seeing everyone's gorgeous (and huge) updates.

Now the details I need to include - Lancelot & Guinevere by Selina Fenech. On 25 count evenweave, 1 over 1 in full crosses.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Looks Fantastic, and You can See Bricks there! Well done on your First Page Finish.....Feels great eh!; May 3, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Magally said...: Congrats on your first page finished ! It looks great !!; May 4, 2011 at 12:15 AM
Joanne said...: If you're anything like me finishing your first page will encourage you to carry on. Lovely stitching.; May 4, 2011 at 10:50 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.