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Sunday 2 April 2017

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 17: Q Stitch

The needle lacing stitch of last Sunday was a bit of a challenge. So for this week the stitch is an easy one - the Q Stitch.

Never heard of it? I must confess I haven't either. If you have, and know its real name, please leave a comment below.

Until now I have presented the stitches in an alphabetical order and we have reached Q.
I have found two stitches beginning with this letter, the Queen Stitch, better known as Rococo Stitch and Quick Stitch, which is a woven stitch.
Instead of using either, this time I played with the idea of forming a stitch in the shape of the letter Q.

Well, a Detached Chain Stitch with loose tension and anchored with a tilted tail would make a capital Q, wouldn't it?

Work it like this:




 and you get a Q!

A row of Qs on Aida.

Homework:
A lesson in penmanship!
Practice your Qs.

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12 comments:

  1. Pamela2 April 2017 at 18:56

    Interesting! First time I have heard of this stitch. Reminds me of something my grandmother used to say - "Mind your P's and Q's".

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    1. Queeniepatch3 April 2017 at 06:41

      I have never seen it either, and I just MIGHT have invented it!!!
      This is interesting reading of 'mind your P's and Q's': https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_your_Ps_and_Qs
      WHICH is the original meaning!?

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  2. margaret3 April 2017 at 00:11

    how cool is that you now have a stitch you have invented I wonder when it will appear in new stitch books

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  3. Janie3 April 2017 at 06:14

    That's an improvisational stitch if I ever saw one!
    There's a lot you could do with that, skies the limit.

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    1. Queeniepatch3 April 2017 at 21:59

      I agree, you can use this stitch for many things. Right now I am scribbling my penmanship homework!

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  4. carorose3 April 2017 at 09:47

    What about the P's? The two are nornally seen together.

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    1. Queeniepatch3 April 2017 at 22:00

      Yes, how can I mind my P's? I will have to have a little think about this!

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  5. Annet3 April 2017 at 23:49

    That's a creative stitch!

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  6. chitra13 April 2017 at 22:19

    I worked on this stitch sampler today.
    https://jizee6687.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/sss-17-q-stitch/
    Thank you,
    Chitra

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    1. Queeniepatch13 April 2017 at 23:49

      I had a look, and am speechless! You come up with the most fantastic variations. The Twisted Chain Q Stitch is especially impressive.

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