The Warmth of Home HAED**Updated 5 Nov**
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
I love this design - great progress so far.
I just recently started working with specialty threads - and took the advise to keep the thread length short and never really thought to use more than a single strand. I found that 1 x 1 coverage worked out fine for my piece. Hope that helps.
I just recently started working with specialty threads - and took the advise to keep the thread length short and never really thought to use more than a single strand. I found that 1 x 1 coverage worked out fine for my piece. Hope that helps.
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**


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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Just found this ... I love
that leopard!
You've made amazing progress already, I'm going to be glued to the magic bench (with a sack of chocolate keeping my strength up) for this one!
As to the Kreinik, Lizzy has used some in her snow leopard, so she might be able to give you some advice or idea's on it.
Great work on this, well done.


You've made amazing progress already, I'm going to be glued to the magic bench (with a sack of chocolate keeping my strength up) for this one!
As to the Kreinik, Lizzy has used some in her snow leopard, so she might be able to give you some advice or idea's on it.
Great work on this, well done.







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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
This is beautiful and rather 'other-worldly'. Great progress.
Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
If the Krenik looks too thick just use 1 strand. Im stitching on 18ct and found I have to use 3 strands of Krenik to fill the holes up lol. Use whatever looks good
Great progress

Great progress

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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Poor you having to
confetti stitches -- that must be one of the worst types (together with backstitch)!
I've never done a HAED so can't say what the metallics should be like on one, but I was wondering whether perhaps you got too thick a metallic? Kreinik comes in lots of varieties, and Lizzy I would say is using the blending filament (is that right?) so she has to use 3 strands to have good coverage, but #4 braid gives adequate coverage on its own on 16ct count, and very good coverage on 18ct, so could be too thick for using on evenweave over 1; which one are you using?

I've never done a HAED so can't say what the metallics should be like on one, but I was wondering whether perhaps you got too thick a metallic? Kreinik comes in lots of varieties, and Lizzy I would say is using the blending filament (is that right?) so she has to use 3 strands to have good coverage, but #4 braid gives adequate coverage on its own on 16ct count, and very good coverage on 18ct, so could be too thick for using on evenweave over 1; which one are you using?
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Wow this is progressing so nicely!! And you're getting through it so quickly too
can't wait to see more 



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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Oh wow, that's looking simply marvelous
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Thanks for all the advice re the Kreinik comments, still rather
tho
. I'm gonna try 1 strand and hope for the best 

I emailed the HAED site and was advised to use Kreinik 032 Pearl #4 (2 strands) on 25 ct. I'm using 22 ct but thought it would be ok to use the same. But its's definitely too thickMabel Figworthy wrote:
I've never done a HAED so can't say what the metallics should be like on one, but I was wondering whether perhaps you got too thick a metallic? Kreinik comes in lots of varieties, and Lizzy I would say is using the blending filament (is that right?) so she has to use 3 strands to have good coverage, but #4 braid gives adequate coverage on its own on 16ct count, and very good coverage on 18ct, so could be too thick for using on evenweave over 1; which one are you using?


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WIP:
- The Warmth of Home HAED 12.52% Complete (10,215/81,550 stitches)
- Portrait of my cat Kizzi 45.92% Complete (8,640/18,816 stitches)
- Seaside Retreat (All but backstitch complete)
- The Warmth of Home HAED 12.52% Complete (10,215/81,550 stitches)
- Portrait of my cat Kizzi 45.92% Complete (8,640/18,816 stitches)
- Seaside Retreat (All but backstitch complete)
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
This looks awesome and you are making such wonderful progress! 

Kerri
Current WIP:
HAED Chessie-10,200 of 90,300 - 11%
HAED Catch a Falling Star-8,900 of 203,900 - 4%
HAED Wrath-46,630 of 240,000 - 19%
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Current WIP:
HAED Chessie-10,200 of 90,300 - 11%
HAED Catch a Falling Star-8,900 of 203,900 - 4%
HAED Wrath-46,630 of 240,000 - 19%
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**


WIPs: There Be Dragons, Feed My Sheep, Canyon Flight HAED, Lotus Flowers HAED, Christmas Cove
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
I haven't stitched any of this in days, my sister is pregnant with 9 weeks to go. She had a false alarm the other day and was rushed in to hospital, luckly the baby decided to wait a little longer but I thought i'd better stitch a card ready for his arrival, just in case he does decide to make an early appearance.
Anyways, i'm back on to this tonight so should have an update soon
Anyways, i'm back on to this tonight so should have an update soon

WIP:
- The Warmth of Home HAED 12.52% Complete (10,215/81,550 stitches)
- Portrait of my cat Kizzi 45.92% Complete (8,640/18,816 stitches)
- Seaside Retreat (All but backstitch complete)
- The Warmth of Home HAED 12.52% Complete (10,215/81,550 stitches)
- Portrait of my cat Kizzi 45.92% Complete (8,640/18,816 stitches)
- Seaside Retreat (All but backstitch complete)
Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
What a lovely job! I know what u mean by having many color shades that looks similar. But it is great to see ur progress on the leopard!
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Wonderful progress it looks fantastic! Shame about the frog tho!
Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
This is looking great 

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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 7 Sept 09**
Well not much progress on this lately unfortunately too many other things cropping up. But as it's been a while thought i'd add a pic to show what I have manged the last few weeks.

Hope to get more of this done soon but have a few cards that need doing over the next few weeks for birthday's/anniversary's etc... so

Hope to get more of this done soon but have a few cards that need doing over the next few weeks for birthday's/anniversary's etc... so

WIP:
- The Warmth of Home HAED 12.52% Complete (10,215/81,550 stitches)
- Portrait of my cat Kizzi 45.92% Complete (8,640/18,816 stitches)
- Seaside Retreat (All but backstitch complete)
- The Warmth of Home HAED 12.52% Complete (10,215/81,550 stitches)
- Portrait of my cat Kizzi 45.92% Complete (8,640/18,816 stitches)
- Seaside Retreat (All but backstitch complete)
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Kerri
Current WIP:
HAED Chessie-10,200 of 90,300 - 11%
HAED Catch a Falling Star-8,900 of 203,900 - 4%
HAED Wrath-46,630 of 240,000 - 19%
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerbear879/sets/
Current WIP:
HAED Chessie-10,200 of 90,300 - 11%
HAED Catch a Falling Star-8,900 of 203,900 - 4%
HAED Wrath-46,630 of 240,000 - 19%
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kerbear879/sets/
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Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 21 Sept 09**
It's looking wonderful!!
Re: The Warmth of Home HAED **Updated 21 Sept 09**
Good progress and I
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