Our Friends' HAED SAL: QS Dragon Soul

Sunday, August 26, 2012

QS Dragon Soul

QS Dragon Soul...almost finished ~ just need to put in the sparkle stitches !

This is the first HAED I bought and started but will be my 4th HAED finish this year !

I stopped starting new pieces and promised myself I would reward myself with some

new charts but only if I finished a few first. It has been hard to keep from buying or

starting new pieces but I am oh so happy I did.

best wishes

janet

3 comments:

Crafty Witch said...: nice finish! I have yet to find your will power to be able to stick to one project,let alone one medium. Cant wait to see it framed.; August 26, 2012 at 2:45 PM
Lija Broka said...: It looks good. Good luck on completing it. I know what you mean when you say how hard it is not to buy. And it's not only HAED. eBay is one of the best or worst inventions depends on the way one looks at it. At least buying charts to download doesn't take up space in the same way the kits do ... and everything adds on together to cost a great deal.; August 27, 2012 at 12:38 PM
Claire said...: Well done she looks amazing.; August 27, 2012 at 1:05 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.