Sunday 16 December 2018

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 84: Star Darn Stitch

We are now in the middle of winter and it is soon time for a break from school.

There will be no lessons for two weeks over Christmas and New Year, but before that, we have one last lesson in 2018, and as Christmas is approaching, how about a Star?

So the last stitch of the year will be Star Darn Stitch, which I found in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroider Stitches.

It is a five-pointed star and is also known as Woven Star.
Updated: Mattia tells me the French name in her book of Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches is Etoile de David. A Star of David, though has SIX points, so it is very surprising.

Work it like this:

Set the five points of the star.
Come out at 1
In at 2
Out at 3

 In at 1
Out at 4

Weave the working thread over and under like the picture below

In at 5
Out at 2

Weave the thread and go in at 4
Out at 3

 Weave the thread and go in at 5

You now have a beautiful star.

Homework for Friday:
Sprinkle stars on these three projects.
Hand in your last homework of the year by Friday 21st December.



6 comments:

Pamela said...

What a great stitch!

jacaranda said...

Love how the stitch is interwove.

Anonymous said...

Sur le Mary Thomas en français ce point s'appelle "Etoile de David"
Bizarre car l'étoile de David a six branches.
Surprenant
Mattia

Rachel said...

The woven stitch is lovely, isn't it!

Queeniepatch said...

This is a translation of Mattia's comment:
On the Mary Thomas in French this point is called "Star of David"
Odd because the star of David has six branches.
Surprising

Yes, I agree. Star of David is a SIX pointed star.

FlashinScissors said...

A lovely stitch, Queenie!
Hugs,
Barbara xx