Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 374: Whipped Reversed Fly Stitch

 Do you remember TAST #1 Fly Stitch? 

and Sunday Stitch School's #81 Reversed Fly Stitch?

The first is a detached, single stitch. The latter is also a detached stitch, but with an upside-down stitch on top.

Today we will learn from Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials how to place individual Reversed Fly Stitches along a line, then whip the vertical 'stems' together.

Check out Sarah's instructions here, or follow my photo tutorial:

Now, turn the work upside down.

Place another Fly Stitch on top of each stitch.

Anchor at the bottom.

Change to a contrasting coloured thread.

Whip each vertical stem only.

Anchor.

And enjoy the beautiful stitch.

Homework: Add here

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.