Friday Homework for Lesson 373: Surface Darning Stitch

 When you use the Surface Darning Stitch, there is such an amazing lack of thread on the back that it is a joy! You have saved a lot of thread. On the front, however, you have a lot of thread and, it took a lot of time to put it there! Save thread, waste time!

Aida Sampler

I used a light blue Perle 8 for the warp threads and a great number of short ORTs (short left-over thread ends) for the warp.

It became quite colourful.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

It was fun to make a check pattern.

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

WIPW - The Last Stitch in the Last Snake

 Work In Progress Wednesday.

Hexablooms

I put the last stitch in the last 'snake'.　The assembling of row #17 is completed.

Here are the 27 blocks in the last snake (row #17).

The next step will be to join this snake to row #16 of the flimsy.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Sampler

#372 Looped Stem Stitch in wool.

This is what the Indigo Sampler looks right now.

Sashiko Kitchen Cloth

I have worked hard on my kitchen cloth. One section remains.

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