Our Friends' HAED SAL: SocialSue

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Thursday, July 16, 2009

socialsue's progress as of 16th July

"Dance of Kokopelli"

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Socialsue's progress of "Dance of Kokopelli"

Progress as of July 14th....it seems slow going. I am gridding as I go along so I don't miscount as I hate to frog.

socialsue

Monday, July 13, 2009

Sue's Update

I finally got my HAED out of rotation and will be working on it everyday as much as I can.

The first photo is to show what my stitching design will look like when it is finished.

The second photo is as of July 13th what I have stitched so far. I am hoping to make more progress as I go along.

I am not able to post the photos and information in the blogger yet. I am still looking for information about posting in the blog. My HAED blog is bookmarked so I can go back and forth and get the update or progress of everyone's work. If possible, I would like to be on the giveaway list.

socialsue

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

a new HAED arrived in my mailbox

Wow! I was sure gobsmacked when I saw my new HAED chart, "Dance of Kokopelli". There are 49 pages in there....... how will I ever stitch the design in a few months? Anyway, it was a gift to me from my dad. Off to collect the material and DMC skeins.

socialsue

Friday, April 10, 2009

socialsue's update

This is my first time doing HAED.
I started with 25 ct Lugana stitching 1 over 1 but I couldn't see very well so I switched to 28 ct Lugana stitching 2 over 2.
storykeep white magic

socialsue

Saturday, March 21, 2009

HAED - my first HAED experience

I decided to stitch Storykeep White Magic by Michele Sayetta...
artwork by Jessica Galbreth
25 ct evenweave 1 over 1

socialsue

Friday, March 20, 2009

new member

Hi,

I am a new member of HAED. I have 2 HAED charts. I haven't decided yet which one I will stitch first. My name is Susan (socialsue) from Vancouver Island, Canada. I am looking forward to my first HAED experience.

socialsue

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.