Our Friends' HAED SAL: Roll Call

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Roll Call

Tomorrow starts the year's first New Start SAL, along with the Retired Artists SAL. So, who here is making a new start? If you're joining in the SAL with a new start post a link here to your chart (on the HAED site). We want to see!

I am continuing work on the retired LR chart Goblin Tree. I'm trying to finish it this year. So I'll be drooling over your new starts!

Also, just wanted to let you know that I am still working on the Member/Buddy lists. We have 5 more full member openings available. I am going through the requests in the order in which they were received. I email the requestors (in order) and have to wait to hear back from them (or not!) on whether they are still interested in becoming members. So it's an involved (long) process.

2 comments:

Ewa said...: My next start will be Jessica Galbreth's "Mystic Mermaid" as soon as I finish one of the charts I'm working on now (anticipated finish in the next two weeks or so).; March 29, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Tatyana'S said...: I want to start with R.Spangler's "Sunday Delight" the next month.; March 30, 2012 at 7:13 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.