Knotted Cretan Stitch

A new week and a new TAST stitch. It is the Knotted Cretan Stitch, of course a version of the Cretan stitch. I have not seen or used this before so I  eagerly took a few cautious stitches, using a yellow variegated thread:

Welcome to my new blog

Welcome!

For many years I used to blog at All Kinds of Needlework over at my website Queeniepatch Quilts. However I felt it was beginning to get rusty and some visitors found it difficult to follow.

These were two good reasons to create a new fresh blog, and so I want to welcome you to  Queenie's Needlework. Here I will continue to record my adventures with needle and thread. Want to come along?