WIPW - Outdoor Stitching

A bit of the work reported in this Work In Progress Wednesday report was done outside. 

The weather was mild and sunny yesterday when I had to escort someone to somewhere and sit waiting before we could return.

There is a space indoors where I can usually find a seat to sit and read or stitch. Yesterday, though, was so pleasant at midday that I chose a seat on the terrace. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and I was happy to stitch in the open air. 

Is spring here to stay?

Hexablooms

I have stitched together blocks to form half of a new row of flowers.

I have basted some new hexagons and two more flowers.

A Birthday Present

I have started on yet another birthday gift. Once again, it will be an oven mitt/potholder.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 357: Whipped Fly Stitch

 In 2012, I took part in TAST, for the first time. TAST stands for Take A Stitch Tuesday, which is a stitch course and challenge still run by Sharon Boggon of Pintangle.

The very first stitch I learned was Fly Stitch.

I like this simple stitch, and all its cousins: #71 Twisted Fly Stitch, #81 Reversed Fly Stitch, #91 Double Fly Stitch, 202 Fly Stitch with twisted Ties, #210 Closed Fly Stitch, #223 Whipped Fly Stitch Wheel, #236 Plaited Fly Stitch, #249 Fly Stitch Rose

Actually, one of the easiest ways to tweak and expand a stitch is to put one of these adjectives in front; Threaded, Laced, Interlaced, Whipped, Tied, Couched, Woven, Padded, Detatched, Overcast, Twisted, Buttonholed, Barred, Reversed, Fringed, Plaited, Looped, Beaded, Outlined, Mirrored, Knotted, Stepped, Crossed, Double and Half.

In today's lesson, we will have a look at Whipped Fly Stitch. Here is a good chance to use a 'difficult' thread.

One place to see how to work it is at Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials.

I have also made a photo tutorial:

Homework, by Friday, make something with these three samplers.

Friday Homework for Lesson 356: Breuten Stitch

Oh, this is a fun stitch. I LOVE pulling the Lazy Daisy stitch out of shape and ending up with a little 'knot'. As it isn't a real knot, it's easy to undo, if you want to take out the stitch.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

WIPW - A Productive Week

After working hard with non-stitching-related things a couple of weeks ago, THIS week I was able to indulge in stitching, quilting, cutting fabric, counting Hexagon blocks and mending clothes.

Mending in the spirit of SDGs

I have some very old and very dear garments. When they show signs of wear and tear, I prefer to mend them rather than toss them out. So was the case with my black jacket. I have had it for 20 or 25 years, and I have never wanted to replace it. 

It's of very good quality, but eventually I had an accident and tore a slit near one of the pockets. It was time to mend it.

 I had some iron-on-fabric-repair tape in black to patch up the tear. As the jacket is lined, I had to rip open the hem to get at the reverse side of the jacket and reinforce the inside before I could iron on tape on the outside, too. Then I stitched the hem and the pocket by hand. 

You need to open the pocket to see the mended area.

Hexablooms

At the end of January, I hung the Hexabloom quilt to see how far I had got. There were 292 blocks on the flimsy at that time.

Since then, I have added more. The total number of hexagon flowers is now 324.

I have also started placing and marking the next set of flower blocks.

Furthermore, I have cut more fabric squares.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Sampler

The sample of the latest stitch, #356 Breuten Stitch, was added.