Our Friends' HAED SAL: An update and a current WIP

Saturday, September 21, 2013

An update and a current WIP

I thought I would wait a while to post an update on my Giraffe Silhouette by Kai, but I love it and wanted to share it. I don't know why I didn't think there would be a lot of confetti, but there is. Fortunately also some small blocks of color which are a bit of a respite. This is really a lot of fun to stitch. This is page 1 and 2 as the first giraffe silhoutte goes down the middle of both pages so I have two pages going at the same time. I often go over the middle if it is only a few stitches on the next page, but this was pretty constant. I'm not sure if it will stay where it is in my rotation or show up a bit earlier. Depends on how loud a giraffe can holler I guess.

This is the piece I am currently working on: Dancing with the Cat by Sandra Kuck . It will eventually be a gift for my niece, who is now 23 but danced ballet from the age of 3 through high school and has two cats that she adores. Couldn't imagine a better gift. It is stitched 1 over 1 full crosses on 25 ct lugana or jobelan. (I can't ever remember which is which). Two pages finished and now working on page 3.

I think that everytime I post an update I will also post the current WIP so that I can introduce you to the variety of HAEDs I'm doing.
Thanks for looking

Carole

2 comments:

florence said...: your giraffe has beautiful bright colors although it is already very fun to watch. When your little ballerina she is very beautiful, she goes with "ballerina sisters" that I embroidered. Very beautiful models. Good small cross. Florence; September 22, 2013 at 11:39 AM
Anonymous said...: I am looking forward to seeing updates on these. :); September 23, 2013 at 8:35 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.