Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED's Mini Lucia - Finished as of 20th April 2013 by Gizzimomo

Sunday, April 21, 2013

HAED's Mini Lucia - Finished as of 20th April 2013 by Gizzimomo

I wanted to share with all of you my latest HAED finish..... Mini Lucia by Myka Jelina

Mini Lucia - Finished 20th April 2013

Now for all the important information:

HAED's Mini Lucia by Myka Jelina

Stitched on 27 count white Linda evenweave

1 thread over 1 square

Started on 11th August 2012

Finished on 20th April 2013

So Lucia is my 20th HAED finish to date, all smalls though as I still haven't finish the elusive BAP yet!

Gizzimomo

xxxxx

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: awesome !

best wishes
janet; April 21, 2013 at 6:43 AM
Lija Broka said...: Beautiful! Will definitely stitch myself sometime.; April 21, 2013 at 6:59 AM
Linda K's Stitching Corner said...: Beautiful...congratulations on your finish.; April 21, 2013 at 2:58 PM
Claire said...: Stunning work.Well done.; April 21, 2013 at 3:41 PM
Sally said...: Congratulations on a stunning finish!; April 24, 2013 at 7:01 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats on your finish! She looks great. ;); April 24, 2013 at 8:19 AM
cammie said...: I love this, she is beautifully done.; April 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM
Lonneke said...: Another gorgeous finish! Must be quite something to see them all together.; June 7, 2013 at 8:13 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...
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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.