Nutty's first HAED - The Queen of Hearts - updated 28/09/10

[vanessanjf]

Good work

[Cockneystitcher]

Well done on completeing page 1.

[Rose]

Super work!!!!

[jamesap35]

Wow really good. I know how long these HAED take as Vanessa is doing one but they really are worth all the effort.

[JenEric]

Woohoo!!! Congrats on the page 1 finish - I personally think that is the hardest page to finish (in general).

[nuttystar]

Well I have tried and tried but I am just not happy with the coverage on 25 ct 1 over 1. I have all but given up on Queenie because of this I did take a break and started a Golden Kite design (which I can't put down right now) and I am already on page 3. This is being done on 20 ct evenweave 2 over 2 and the coverage is amazing.

So I am not sure what I am going to do. I could re-start on 20 ct 2 over 2 or try to perservere to see if I get used to it.

Anyways I just thought I would give you an update

[burgundyice]

Oh dear! So sorry to hear you've run into problems with this again!
I can't advise much because I did mine on 28ct with 2 strands in tent stitch, and the projects I have going on 25ct are much lighter in colour, so it's not as much of a problem...

How does it look from across the room, like how it'll be once finished? Does the shading show or are the white bits making the colours look washed out?

I will say it takes me a while when going from one project to another in my rotation to get used to the different count/coverage again. And for a while I thought my eyes were too bad to see on 28ct anymore and was contemplating some re-starts, but that turned out to be because I was stitching a lot of white/pale grey on white so was much more difficult to see, and I'm happily back to working on 28ct again now.

It's a tricky one! Is 28ct an option? Just thinking if you were to re-start it would use less floss than 20ct...

Louise

[Lizzy]

Aw sorry your not happy with the coverage on Queenie but its no good carrying on if your unhappy with it. Your GK design is gorgeous and your progress is wonderful

I've been peeping

[JenEric]

Oh no - sorry to hear you are not happy with the coverage - better to discover it now rather than later. Perhaps you can revisit it later to decide if you can salvage it. I am stitching my current HAED on 25 count 2 over 1 - I cannot see any fabric showing through and I have a lot of very dark blue.

In any case, I'll enjoy watching your other projects come to life.

[Kirstylou]

im stitching mine 1 over 1 on 25ct and the further i have gotten the better the coverage looks i think, then this is my first HAED and 1st stitch on such a high count

hope you feel happy with whatever you decide to do

[nuttystar]

Thanks everyone fore your support.

Kirstylou, have you got any piccies of yours? I wouldn't mind having a bit of a nosey at it

I might persevre. Make myself carry on and see how it looks after 2 pages.

What size needle should I be using for 25 ct fabric?

[burgundyice]

I use size 28 needles on 25ct, I've found that anything bigger pushes the threads out of the way and makes gaps show!

Louise

[dollystitcher]

I'm stitching 1 over 1 on 25ct and using a 28 needle. I was not to sure about the coverage on mine at first but now I am very pleased with it. Not sure if this helps?

[Kirstylou]

will post a pic shortly, am about 3/4 way thru page 3 now and im using size 28 needle

[nuttystar]

Hmmmm maybe I have been using the wrong size needle. I have been using a size 26 needle I think. Could this have afftected the coverage?

[Lessa54]

Sorry to hear you're not enjoying it. Maybe give it a go with a finer needle though. I really noticed the difference when I got some size 28 needles for the finer fabrics. It was a lot easier to stitch with them and I found the holes between the stitches became less obvious.

[burgundyice]

I definitely noticed my old bigger needle was making holes by pushing threads out of the way & so exposing more fabric. Not sure what size it was though, but the bigger kind, like what would be supplied in a kit with 14 count aida.

I'd certainly have a go with a smaller needle first before you decide to re-start or anything

Louise

[Capricious]

I finished page 1 last night! Its taken ages! The photo makes it look really washed out but it looks good in real life.

Isn't that the truth! I really wish I knew the trick to capturing true to life photographs. Your pattern is coming along beautifully!

[nuttystar]

So eventually I did decide to re-start on 28 ct. I have just finished page one... AGAIN!!

Only this time I am very happy with the results. Can't wait to get going on the next page. I am starting the page below page 1 next.

[pamelam]

Glad it's working out better for you now! Great job on this