Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 373: Surface Darning Stitch

The Royal School of Needlework has a grand collection of stitches on its Stitch Wall. 

Today I want to try the Surface Darning Stitch. It gives you an attractive woven piece of work and can be used for decorative purposes or as a smart way to cover a tear, a stain or other blemish on a garment. SDG's darning! 

#373 Surface Darning Stitch is sustainable in another way, too - as it is a surface stitch, almost no thread is used on the back.

Work it like this:

Two pieces of advice:

1) use Aida or another fabric where there is a clear grid

2) stretch the fabric in a hoop or frame

and a suggestion:

1) RSN used the same colour for weft and warp threads; why not use two, like I did, or even more. You could make a beautiful checked darning.

Let's see on Friday what kind of 

Homework

Queenie will hand in, as she works these samplers.

Friday Homework for Lesson 372: Looped Stem Stitch

 This stitch is not difficult to stitch, but it IS hard to keep the loose thread loops fixed at the same height. As soon as possible, please paint the stitch line on the reverse side with an agent that will stiffen and fix the line in place. I used water-diluted bond, but you can also use clear nail varnish or something similar.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Silk Kimono Scribble Cloth

WIPW - The Last Piece in Place

 Work In Progress Wednesday reports on a good reason to celebrate. Look at Hexablooms, below:

Hexablooms

I have made the final hexagon piece.

I added it to the flower that will be in the lowest right-hand side corner.

Here I am joining the sections together with needle and thread,

Voila!

Now, it should be time to celebrate. Alas, the quilt is only halfway finished.

Here is the list of things yet to do: 

1) join the blocks together into a long 'snake' = row #17

2) add the long snake to row #16, and the flimsy will be complete

3) stitch on a turn-over binding edge for the backing.

4) sandwich with batting and backing, or think of a creative new idea for the back...

5) quilt with embroidery stitches, using metallic thread

6) embellish the white pieces with something metallic

7) add some form of hanging sleeve

78) display on the wall

What year shall we set the goal at? 2027 or 2028?

Sashiko Kitchen Cloth

 The cloth is slowly gaining stitches, a small step at a time.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Sampler

Cross and Twist Stitch hits the indigo sampler.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 372: Looped Stem Stitch

I found the Looped Stem Stitch among Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials. 

Simply by its name, it is not hard to imagine how to make the Looped Stem Stitch and what the result looks like. Just in case, have a look at either Sarah's link above or my picture tutorial below.

To keep the stitches in check, it could be a good idea to set the thread on the back with bond mixed with water. I used a cotton bud

If you feel you have seen a similar stitch, you are not wrong. From Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, we previously learned #259 Raised Seeding Stitch

They are individual stitches; the Looped Stem Stitch is, of course, a continuous stitch.

Homework:

Add to the three samplers