Our Friends' HAED SAL: Admin Cleanup

Friday, March 2, 2012

Admin Cleanup

Hello All,
It's that time again! We need to do some housework. I've identified many members that haven't posted in a long time. With so many requests to join, it's unfair to have an enormous list of buddies, while full posting members aren't posting. With over 100 full members our blog should be very busy. BTW thanks to Cheryl! So my first step of the cleanup is this. If you haven't posted in a while and are willing to give up your slot as a posting member to a more prolific stitcher, please email me and let me know. We'll see how many slots we can open this way. I will, of course, let the buddies know that they may move into a full posting slot in the order in which I received their initial requests. So first into the buddy list will be first into the full member list, and so on. I'll let you all know where we stand in one week's time and if we need to take more steps in the clean up.
Thanks for your understanding.
Louanne

Edited to add: Buddies, when you email your post please be sure to add your name to the body of your email! No one will know who posted what, if you don't.

1 comment:

Beck said...: Louanne I would like to remain on the list...I would though like to rename myself as Beck (Tennessee, USA). I sent you an e-mail last week but will try to send you another as I am indeed stitching HAED again (long story) and would like friends who are as well. I will be posting regularly as I begin my project and indeed have been already!). Thanks for doing this for us. Beck in TN; February 27, 2012 at 6:29 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.