Sunday 29 October 2017

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 41: Thorn Stitch

Here we are again in the Biology classroom at Sunday Stitch School.
Take out your Flora and look at the Thorn Stitch.

Latin name: Suo Spinam
Japanese name: ソーンステッチ
Swedish name: Taggsöm
French name: Couchure au point d'épine

You need two threads, one to lay on the surface and another to couch it down, like this:
(Of course you can also use a braid, ribbon, wire or anything you want to couch down.)

Then couch it down with a 'cross stitch':





On the Aida sampler I used the same thread, and instead of a good contrast I got a nice 'barbed wire'!



Your
Homework
will be to add some Thorn Stitch to this sampler, which already feature X-Ray Stitch and Whipped Running Stitch.

18 comments:

Pamela said...

This looks so easy and would be great for a crazy quilt seam. Nice!

Queeniepatch said...

You also have the chance to play with the tricky threads in your stash!

Anonymous said...

Encore un point que je n'ai jamais pratiqué
le nom français de ce point est :
- couchure au point d'épine
Voilà
Mattia

FlashinScissors said...

I look forward to seeing how you add this to your beautiful sampler!
Barbara x

Catherine said...

This looks like a great stitch, with a lot of opportunities to try different types of threads and colours. Thanks for sharing!

Queeniepatch said...

Thank you for your information. I'll update the blog post.

Queeniepatch said...

The stitches will just be added randomly, 'nothing to write home about'!

Queeniepatch said...

Yes, here is a chance to play with difficult thread.

Rachel said...

And, of course, you can always vary the size of the crossing stitches!

crazyQstitcher said...

I like the celestial look of the sampler. The stitch is simple but I know you'll do something interesting with it.

Elizabeth's quarters said...

Love the sampler, the colours are beautiful and so rich. The pattern reminds me of a sky chart.

Queeniepatch said...

Yes, this is a type of cross stitch you really can play around with.

Queeniepatch said...

Nothing spectacular, I'm sorry to say.

Queeniepatch said...

Like you I often use remnants of 'odd' fabric. This teal is a nice piece of wool for tailoring. It is heaven to push the needle through it.

Annet said...

Another great stitch for experiments. Did you know this stitch was part of the very first TAST run in 2007?

Queeniepatch said...

No, I didn't.
I first got to know about and take part in TAST in 2012.
I find the the numbering of the stitches change every time TAST is re-run, and some stitches are not repeated. As the Thorn Stitch was not included in 'my' TAST course, I decided to add it to the Sunday Stitch School collection of stitches.
Yes, it is a great stitch!

Renee said...

What a fun stitch! I will have to try it out soon.

Queeniepatch said...

It would look great for your underwater plants!