Our Friends' HAED SAL: from the Ashes

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Thursday, August 12, 2010

Lonneke

Hi everyone,

I have been MIA, a lot has been going on here and I couldn't find the time for updates.

I finished From the Ashes from SPML and the 2010 SK HAED SAL Dark Mermaid.

I also have been stitching on QS Venus Dryad by Annie Rodrigue again while on vacation. I love the richness of those greens.

I am happy with my finish and I want to finish three more HAED's before I start a new one. The next one is going to be QS Bliss form Hannah Lynn.

I have been looking at all your stitching. It is looking amazing and very inspiring. What a great artwork!

Happy stitching, Lonneke

Monday, December 21, 2009

From the Ashes and Dark Cherry from Lonneke

I ran into a problem with From the Ashes. I have a big color difference between two skeins of the same color! I didn't know before I began that there could be such a color difference with color 647. It doesn't look good. Here it is:

All the dark grey above the arrows should have been the same as the lighter, greener grey as it is below the arrows. Can you see it? Awful isn't it?! This really sucks. As you can see the new color is much better then the old one. I don't know how I can change it. I think frogging will make it worse because I think that's undoable without damaging what I have already stitched. And I don't have more skeins of the old 647. Starting over is also not an option for me. I have stitched over 80% and I have been stitching on this for 2,5 years. It's an older pattern, so there was no usage list included.

But there is also some good news. I finished QS Dark Cherry!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Lonneke updates, From The Ashes and Dark Cherry

Hi everyone.
I have been ill lately, so I had a lot of stitching time! Here is the result.

I almost finished my Dark Cherry! I really would like to finish it this year.

FROM THE ASHES

DARK CHERRY

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Lonneke (buddy member)

Hi everyone,

I am Lonneke and it's so nice to be able to post here now! Thank you buddy Astrid!
I have been away on vacation to Sweden and had some great stitching time. This is what I am currently working on:
QS Bliss by Hannah Lynn
QS Creativity by Lisa Victoria(new start for the HAED birthday!)
From the Ashes by SPML
Have fun! Lonneke.....

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.