WIPW - Basting the Zipper

How can time fly so fast? It's already Wednesday,  so here is my Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Hexablooms

I have now added ten blooms to the previous yellow, orange and dark blue. The new ones are mostly dark blue, too, although many of them have prints.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

I am still preparing the transformation of the sampler into a cushion. The zipper was bought and has been basted in place. Next step is the lining...

Birthday Card

I have made another birthday card, which I will show in full later in July. Here is a blown-up detail.

 

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 329: Radiation Stitch

For this Sunday, I'd like to introduce you to the Radiation Stitch. 

I hope it radiates positive energy like happiness, charm, warmth and optimism, and not nuclear leaks or harmful levels of UV rays. 

It's a pleasingly easy stitch based on Straight Stitch, radiating from the same source. You can let the rays fan out in a variety of ways. See examples below.

You can see where I found Radiation Stitch at Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials.

Queenie's photo tutorial:

Here are some different styles:

Homework:

Expose these three samplers to radiation!

Friday Homework for Lesson 328: Old Florentine Stitch

As I guessed, this stitch can be done in autopilot, especially when you stitch on a gridded piece of fabric like Aida or canvas. For freeform embroidery on plain weave, denim or mottled wool, you need to pay attention to angle, spacing and stitch length.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Canvas Sampler

WIPW - Two Projects off my Shoulders

 I had less time to progress on my Work In Progress Wednesday project than I had thought. 

Anyway, I can report on two finishes.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

The entire piece is now covered with shiny blue sequins. 

I started this sampler in November 2021, with #1 Anundsjö Stitch and added the last stitch in September last year with stitch #300, Ring Picot. Since then, I have been adding stitches and sequins wherever I spotted a void.

I will now look for a lining/backing fabric and a zipper, and turn this into a cushion cover.

Bookmark

The bookmark is now filled with Cross-Stitch. What remains is the stretching, pressing and fringemaking.

Here is the reverse side. I will show you the front in September. Until then, the bookmark will slumber in a box.