Yes, the stitches I worked last week and quizzed you about are indeed TAST #106 Looped Cretan Stitch. Click here to see Sharon's tutorial.
I worked the stitches like this, making them look more like Feather stitches than Cretan!:
After having made one rambling vine of stitches I added a straight stitch in the centre of each loop.
I then added a second set of stitches over the previous ones, in a different colour.
While taking these pictures of the process I added a new vine on the Swedish cushion for this week's WIPW progress report.
Finally I have another quizz for you!
What have I begun to stitch here?
Kafferepet
Boring, but easy, another line of #110 Rope stitch for the quilting:
To read about and/or take part in Work In Progress Wednesday, read this.
27 comments:
I hope those aren't weeds in your garden. They look a lot like some I pulled in the park this morning on Nikko's walk. (so easy to pull on a rainy day too).
That rope stitch might be boring but it is progress and that is the whole point of the exercise.
Beautiful stitching and wonderfully clear photos. My guess for what you have begun to stitch is a horse.
well Queenie I did not pay enough attention to the stitch and I have now cheated with your latest puzzle and say you are doing a horse. As usual you have shared some lovely stitching and so clear for all to see and enjoy
lovely. you have well detailed the variation of looped Cretan stitch. I agree, the TAST challenge is very useful. whipped buttonhole looks great too.And I cannot guess, I 'll wait for your answer.
Well Queenie you really thought outside the box with the looped cretan ! I'm loving the leaf in whipped buttonhole stitch....it is stunning.......I think a design in these leaves alone would look phenominal ! Is the 'Dalecarlian a wooden horse by any chance ? Love your work Queenie and your great inspiration.....Have a great week !
hugs
Chris Richards
xxx
Is it a horse–like the one in Sweden? Whatever it is, the cushion is going to be beautiful.
They are rather weeds in my HEAD! Now that I got them out of the head and onto fabric I wonder how quickly they will start growing again! Anyway, they were fun to stitch!
You are absolutely right. I can work them while I am listening to the TV (the news flashes where I don't need to see to understand).
A horse, eh? Then what part of the horse have I stitched?
How did you cheat?
Your execution of the TAST stitches is always full of inspiration, as you often stack stitches or work them side by side.
Is Dalecarlian such a well known adjective? Well I am definitely not making a WOODEN horse!!!
Thank you for your kind words, Chris.
As it is a SWEDISH cushion the answer to the quizz must be something from Sweden! It will be revealed next WIPW!
Wow! Love it! Your stitching is amazing.
Thanks for sharing the steps in your looped Cretan experiment. Sometimes it's just simple to make it look very different, like you showed us.
I like the extra stitching on your vines, it would a useful stitch to remember. I could see ears of corn and grasses stitched this way.
ah yes - - a horse :) a beautiful horse of a certain color! as to the part...the head perhaps? a leg?
I very much like the cretan stitch you have worked - then adding a straight stitch in each center, and then another set of stitches in a different color over them -
the whipped buttonhole is lovely as well - very, very pretty ~ it is a great help to see stitches worked in such designs as these - helps me greatly with the embroidery for the crazy quilts project blocks I am working on
I think the ear.
Thank you, Angela!
I have learned so much from others' tutorials and step-by-step instructions I am happy to share some of my work. In this case I felt the loops needed a filling stitch to look more like leaves.
Yes, isn't this stitch perfect for botanical illustrations? Being easy to stitch is an extra plus.
Kind words always mean so much to me, thank you for yours.
The first time I saw the whipped buttonhole stitch I thought it added a lot of charm and elegance. Best is of course if the Buttonhole stitches are more even than mine are here so the 'twined rope' effect is better.
Lovely, as always. We have an embroidery workshop in July at my quilt group, I'm going to wish I'd stuck with TAST. I had to cheat and go to Google for the Dala horse as I wasn't familiar with it, they are lovely. Have a great weekend.
I am ever so grateful that you introduced me to TAST - I have never learned as much from any school, course or book as I have with this project. Soon it will be time to do some revising, I still can not keep the Breton and Bonnet stitches apart!
Oh, I see my blog post has led many to do a lot of research about Sweden! I ought to be paid by the Swedish Board of Tourism!
Lovely stitches once again, I can say that I haven't a clue what you are going to make, everyone seems to think a horse but I will wait till next time when all is revealed!
Thank you for your kind words.
All will be revealed on Wednesday!
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