Friday Homework for Lesson 381: Double Feather Stitch

 Here we are, the homework for Lesson 381,  Double Feather Stitch.

Isn't it a nice stitch?

Aida Sampler

It makes a neat line.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Put two lines at an angle and you get antlers! Or kelp swaying under water.

They make a good start on the new Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart.

Red Silk Kimono Scribble Cloth

Here I have stretched the line so it looks longer and narrower. It is still as beautiful...

WIPW - Step by Step

Here's this week's Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Hexablooms

The backing is washed, and most (all?) of the sizing is gone. I hope the fabric will be soft and easy to stitch.

 I basted 19 more hexagons for the turn-over edge.

The total is now 95.

I filled in the whole graph of the flimsy with colouring pencils.

I'll start adding gold to the pure white hexagons.

One embroidery pattern I will go for is the spider's web.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

I added text to the latest chart 

and then made a new chart with black lines for the boxed grid.

I now have eight reference charts and more to come, of course.

The Making of a Lined/Reversible Envelope Cuhion Cover without any Raw Edges Showing

Some time ago, I made a cushion cover as a birthday gift. 

I also promised myself to make a tutorial to keep a record of the instructions, just in case I ever make another cover. 

If you are interested, you can find it on the page below and in the tags above.

The finished cushion cover measures 45 cm x 45 cm. 

In total, six pieces of fabric were needed: 

Main fabric: One for the front (C) and two for the back, (A, B). I used blue cotton.

Lining/Reverse fabric: One for the front (3) and two for the back (1, 2). I used pink and green kimono silk.

As kimono silk is sold in rolls of approximately 36 cm x 1200 cm, it is too narrow for most cushions. I therefore added green panels on both sides of the pink patterned piece.

Step 1: Back

The back of the cushion, the envelope opening, is made up of two identical panels (A, 1) and (B, 2).

The right sides of one blue (A) and one pink/green piece (1) were pinned and stitched together.

The seam was pressed open.

Then topstitched

I used pink thread in the needle for the pink silk and blue thread in the bobbin for the blue cotton.

Step 2: 

Repeat Step 1 for the remaining two back pieces (B, 2).

Step 3: 

Place the blue panel with white lace ornaments (C), right side up.

On top of that, place the panel made in Step 1 (A, 1), so that the blue sides are facing each other.

Align the hems at the bottom.

Step 4: 

On top of that, add the remaining panel from Step 2, (B, 2)  right side down.

Align the hems at the top.

The two back pieces for the envelope opening now overlap each other.

Step 4:

On top of that, place the large pink and green silk panel (3) right side down, so the patterned sides are facing each other.

You now have a sandwich of four layers at each corner.

Pin around all the edges.

Step 5:

Stitch all around, except for an opening at the bottom.

Then fortify the corners with a double seam.

Snip off excess fabric at the corners.

Step 6:

Fold down one layer of the opening of the pink silk and baste 

Repeat the procedure for the opening of the blue cotton and baste.

You now have two basted openings.

Step 7:

Insert your hand into the sandwich and pull out the right sides of the blue cotton.

Stitch the opening together by hand.

Step 8: Pull out the right sides of the pink silk and stitch the opening closed.

 

Step 9: 

Insert a cushion into the blue cotton cover.

Front.

Back.

Step 10:

To display the pink kimono silk side, remove the cushion. 

Turn the cover inside out and insert the cushion again.

Front.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 381: Double Feather Stitch

Here we are again, at the first lesson of the new group of five stitches. 

Feather Stitch is one of the first stitches taught by TAST (Take A Stitch Tuesday, a stitch challenge at Pingtangle). On my TAST chart, it has number 3. It was back in 2012.

Today we are looking at an extension - the Double Feather Stitch. 

Good instructions can be found in many stitch dictionaries, including Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches.

This is my photo tutorial:

First, work your way left downward.

Once you have three stitches, change the direction

to right downward.

After three stitches, go left again.

You can, of course, make the 'cups' wider, 

like in the turquoise example.

Homework:

Add here.