Friday Homework for Lesson 369: Single Wave Stitch

 Easy homework!

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Silk Kimono Scribble Cloth

WIPW - Row 16

 Work In Progress Wednesday can report that all the blocks of row 16 of 

Hexablooms

are now stitched together into a long line.

The next step will be to attach the long line to the flimsy, below row 15.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 369: Single Wave Stitch

When I introduced #355 Double Wave Stitch I promised I would do a single version, too. Here it is - #369  Single Wave Stitch.

It is registered in Mary Thomas's Dictionary Of Embroidery Stitches as Wave Stitch Filling, and in The Embroidery Stitch Bible it is known as Wave Stitch.

Work it like this:

By using the same holes, you get a continuous wavy line, 

here seen in brown.

Homework:

Make some waves on these samplers.

Friday Homework for Lesson 368: Balloon Stitch

 There is a reason the Balloon Stitch is classified as a Canvas stitch. I am sure you can guess why. Yes, it should be worked on canvas!

So it is a challenge to use the Balloon Stitch on plain weave where there are no guidlines in the form of holes.

Aida Sampler

(where there are excellent holes to guide you).

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Despite using waste canvas to guide me, the result is rather wonky.

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

I drew a grid with square boxes, but had to eyeball it for the eight stitches in each little square. It was difficult to get the stitches even.