Our Friends' HAED SAL: My 15th HAED Finish - QS Waiting is finished as of 12th December 2011 by Gizzimomo

Monday, December 12, 2011

My 15th HAED Finish - QS Waiting is finished as of 12th December 2011 by Gizzimomo

Happy dance time..... happy dance time!!

Yes, you know it! QS Waiting by Ching Chou Kuik is finally FINISHED and she's my 15th Heaven and Earth Designs finish!

Partial pages 8 & 9 flew by after the quick finish on page 7......

Partial Pages 8 & 9 - Finished

So....... do you wanna see the finish???

Do you?

Do you really??

Oh, okay then..... here you go.......

All finished as of 12h December 2011

The picture is looking a little washed out as the colours are more vibrant in person. The little cats look so cute and she is looking fabulous. The worry with pink is no longer an issue as it sorted itself out with more time and more detail. I'm so glad that I concentrated on her fully and got her finished so quickly, she was worth every moment and has truly been a complete joy to stitch!

Next up is going to be my mystery Mini HAED. I'll be stitching it on 22 count Dove Grey Hardanger, 1 thread over 1 square as usual and using my usual Sulky Metallic machine embroidery thread for the sparklies and I'm starting it tonight. It'll be my sole focus until after Christmas so I'm hoping to get a fair bit done between now and the New Year and I'm well excited!

Hope you love Waiting as much as I do and I will see you all very soon.

Thea

xxxx

5 comments:

Ali O'Donnell said...: Can't belive it's your 15th! Many congratulations Thea it's a gorgeous finish =); December 12, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Tanya Watt said...: absolutely gorgeous I just love those black cats are you putting it in for the reward program?
can't wait to see regular updates of a mini you stitch so quick I'm sure that the 16 haed will not be to far away lol...
congratulations; December 12, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Unknown said...: It'll definately go into next months reward program but I don't know what I'll choose in exchange. The Mini has been started and there will be daily updates on the blog for a while as I thought it'd be fun to have all the followers try to guess the chart and artist. Come and have a go at http://gizzimomosstitchyplace.blogspot.com/; December 13, 2011 at 4:12 AM
Karmen said...: 15? You are very fast stitching...
Congratulations.
I'm on my second HAEs, and I dream with my tird and fourth...
Karmen; December 14, 2011 at 1:20 AM
Alejandra said...: te ha quedado hermoso!! ESOS GATOS! que bonito está!!!!! tu te enojas si te pido hacerlo???? besos.- mi mail es alejandrabernardini@gmail.com; March 12, 2012 at 7:18 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.