Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED's Mini Semiyar as of 11th March 2012 (Page 6 Done) by Gizzimomo

Sunday, March 11, 2012

HAED's Mini Semiyar as of 11th March 2012 (Page 6 Done) by Gizzimomo

Hello again everyone,

Last night I finished page 6 and Semiyar is now the proud owner of a totally stunning face!

Total Progress So Far

I'm totally in awe of how beautifully his face has come out but it's left me with a niggle through. Seeing how flawlessly his face is blended why is the background so patchy.... is it because there are only 20 odd colours in the palette that had meant the background can't be blended more as there aren't enough colours to do so? I've messaged Michele at HAED to see what she says about it but I'm just glad that the appearance of his face actually draws your attentions to Semiyar himself and away from the background so it doesn't look half as bad as it did before but it's still a real shame!

See you all soon!

Thea

xxxx

7 comments:

Marie said...: Hello,

I try to understand your feeling about the background. Do you mean that it is not good enough charted ?; March 12, 2012 at 12:24 AM
flo gribouille said...: c'est magnifique quel travail bravo bizz de Paris; March 12, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Elaine said...: I've had the same thoughts about a few backgrounds I've seen - in fact, I think my QS Fantasea has the same issue.; March 13, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Louanne said...: I think if you're not looking at it so close it won't be a problem. Take a few steps back and look at it as if it were hanging on the wall. When we stitch we're right on top of it all the time. It's hard to get a good feel for it. I think your work is stunning!; March 15, 2012 at 5:13 AM
l'amata said...: Beautiful work! So many hours . . .
I find that even a few steps back from the piece I'm working on, I can still see the divisions in color, since I was the one stitching :) I've found it helpful to look at it from across the room while narrowing my eyes (not quite squinting, but close). That gives you the 'whole' look without letting your brain concentrate on where you know all the color shades end individually.; March 15, 2012 at 7:40 AM
Anonymous said...: I think the face looks great, but agree about the background. There have been several HAED charts (regular and mini) that I haven't bought because I didn't like the was the background wasn't blended.; March 20, 2012 at 7:43 AM
Anonymous said...: I agree -- why in the world is the face so beautifully blended, but the background so splotchy?

And I absolutely do NOT agree with the old excuse "stand across the room, you're too close" -- to me, that's just a copout. (Sorry, Louanne.) ESPECIALLY when close up the face looks so beautiful. If you don't have to stand away from your work to see the beautiful face, you sure as heck shouldn't have to stand away to get the background to blend together!!!

Hopefully Michele will get back to you, and not with the standard "it'll look better if you stand across the room" excuse.; March 24, 2012 at 8:41 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.