Our Friends' HAED SAL

Thursday, October 6, 2011

This is my first post on this site so I hope I get everything correct.

I have just started my first haeds

yes I said haeds how could you pick just one to stitch they are all so gorgeous,

This site has been a part of my daily ritual for the past few months.
I love looking at everybody's wonderful stitching and I am amazed at how fast some people can stitch.

my first adventure is Soul searchers tryptich by linda ravencroft
which I first started on 25 count 2 over 1 but found it to bulky and some how made a hole in my material when I had to frog,
so I restarted 1 over 1 on 25 count and I was stitching in rows of 10 down the page but was unhappy with the lines it was leaving,
so I restarted again and I am extremely happy

Soul searchers tryptich

page 1 finished

2 over 1 on 18 count

dmc magic weave ecru
regular chart format
with dmc threads

I also had to start faerie melody by ruth sanderson

Faerie Melody

here is her progress after 7 days of stitching
I have about 1/2 a page stitched

stitched 1 over 1 on 25 count
dmc magic weave white
regular chart format
with dmc threads

Thanks everybody for sharing you lovely stitching and allowing me to be part of this blog

Happy Stitching Tanya

3 comments:

Ali O'Donnell said...: Great WIP's and good chart choices! Enjoy every stitch =); October 6, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Sara said...: Hi Tanya,
Welcome to the group :)
What a great start you have on both of them and lovely projects you picked :); October 6, 2011 at 6:41 PM
mcewan07 said...: you are doing great :D, be carefull you dont get page lines left after getting rid of 10x10 lines. what i usually do is look at the next page , to see if i can continue the colour over, and then zigzag down , going a few stitches over onto the next page then i few stitches short (or stoping on the next page when it naturally comes to a different colour, this helps avoid page lines.; October 7, 2011 at 8:38 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.