Our Friends' HAED SAL: Faces Of Faery 164 - Finished as of 19th May 2012 by Gizzimomo

Monday, May 21, 2012

Faces Of Faery 164 - Finished as of 19th May 2012 by Gizzimomo

Here's my 17th HAED fiand finish and it's Faces Of Faery 16 by Jasmine Becket-Griffith!

I started her on 24th March 2012 and finished her on 19th May 2012 so she took just under two months to complete but I was in hopital for almost a week suring this time. She was my sole focus peice at the time and she's stitched on hand dyed 22 count hardanger, 1 thread over 1 square.

I hope you all like her!

Thea

xxxx

8 comments:

Louanne said...: Congrats Thea, on another stunning finish!; May 21, 2012 at 7:44 AM
Lija Broka said...: Lovely to see this project again. I did not realise she was your 17th HAED. Very impressive!; May 21, 2012 at 8:00 AM
flo gribouille said...: félicitation il est magnifique aussi; May 21, 2012 at 11:16 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: I am so impressed, Thea! This is so lovely and 17 finishes is amazing! And so fast! Your needles are smoking! Congrats! What's next?; May 21, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Unknown said...: you're embroidery is beautiful! You are a great artist!; May 23, 2012 at 6:38 PM
Michael Di Gesu said...: She is LOVELY... at first I thought she was an illustration, but as a needlework, she is even more spectacular.

You are truly talented.; May 24, 2012 at 7:03 AM
SpacerGuy said...: Fascinating. Her eyes look like shes got tears or reflections in them. Well done! You've captured the 3d dimension in your stitching.; May 26, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Astrid said...: Congratulations !!!; May 31, 2012 at 8:56 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.