HAED QS Simple Joy Fae by Nadia Tate - Finished 3/1/12!!

[rcperryls]

fantastic and so close to being done. I love this one. The colors are so cheerful and the sparkly is amazing. Can't wait for your finish.

Carole

[Nachstenliebe]

I've never seen this thread before! How did that happen?! It's stunning! I thought you were stitching on opalescent fabric and first.. but no.. you went above and beyond It's looking absolutely stunning!
Faith

[Rose]

Pretty!!!!!!!

[LadyS]

You're almost done!!! And she looks so beautiful!! Amazing stitching!

[mimers]

Wow, that is stunning!

[Parksfarm]

Thank you everyone!

That is so beautiful and sweet!
I'm curious about the sparkles in the background; is it Kreinik or Light Effects?

MaudL - it is Kreinik #4 very fine braid. I don't find it too bad to work with, although I do feel a sense of relief when I'm done with a section of it and get back to using the DMC...

[Pengwenn]

She looks vibrant and lovely! Good job, you'll be done in no time.

[BookNerd]

Oooooooh! So close! It looks wonderful!!

[karen4bells]

nearly finished and oh so beautiful!!

[lucyanna118]

That is super dupe fantastic I've yet to tackle a HAED!

[Parksfarm]

Really gorgeous, well done not much more now! Is tent stitching just like a half cross stitch then?

The way I tent stitch is a bit odd I think... On the rows that go left to right, I do a half cross from bottom left to top right and the back looks like |||||. On rows that go right to left, I think I actually do a continental stitch (correct me if I'm wrong, girls!), still going bottom left to top right but the back looks like //////. I did try doing continental stitch the whole time on a since-abandoned storykeep, but I found that it was distorting the fabric plus I didn't like the 3 over 1 I was trying to do on 25 count. Hence my switch to 28 count... . I don't have any trouble with the fabric distorting on my pieces and I see no difference in the rows and have good coverage, so it works for me, lol.

[rcperryls]

that is exactly how I did what I called tent stitch on my mini Amethyst. I think my coverage issues relate to my tension (too tight). When I tried to do the continental (?) I would get confused as to which stitch I was doing. which is what happens if I don't do the / stitch starting at the bottom. I didn't have any problem with stitches going under the fabric. I never understood that exactly and never saw it. I love how your piece is looking. I think it has great coverage and looks like full x's to me.

Carole

[kornflake.stew]

Thanks Dana, I thought thats what it was but was getting a bit confused with tent stitch because iv heard people talk about tent stitching and half cross stitches like they were totally different lol! The way you explain doing your tent stitching is the way I would have thought it was done too! I think I'll have to give it a try seems like it would be much quicker and still looks fantastic. I have so many charts to do but not enough time lol!

[vanessanjf]

Wonderful work!! Love the sparklys

[tiffstitch]

Beautiful!! Yes, can't wait to see this one finished!

[Parksfarm]

She is done! I just put the final stitches in and I can't help but feel a bit sad... I will miss working on her but I'm really excited to have her framed and up on the wall! She is my first HAED finish...

[kornflake.stew]

she looks awesome

[suleigh]

Stunning remember to post when framed

[willow]

Beautiful

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

She is absolutley stunning Dana - she must be so sparkly in real life ! I know what you mean about feeling a bit sad that she is finished - I felt the same way when I finished QS Believe. Looking forward to seeing what you decide to work on next.......

Congratulations on your first HAED finish - it's such a great feeling isn't it!