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Sunday 16 July 2017

Sunday Stitch School: Lesson 29 - Madam Totsuka's Loop Stitch

Welcome to the Library at Sunday Stitch School.
Today I want you to have a look at another of Madam Sadako Totsuka's books: Totsuka Embroidery Stitch Book 12.

This book is devoted to the Loop Stitch and the Rosetta Stitch and a lot of arrangements.

A stitch called Loop Stitch (also known as Detached Chain Stitch or Knotted Loop Stitch) can be found in other stitch dictionaries.

Today's stitch is a different one all together. To keep them apart, I will give it the nickname of  Madam Totsuka's Loop Stitch. It is a version of the Chain Stitch.

To work it successfully you need plain weave fabric, a needle with a sharp tip and a thread that can be split:

Come out of the fabric and pierce the thread where it came out.

 Take the needle out a step below and place the thread underneath the needle.

 Insert the needle at the start, again piercing the thread.

 When you pull through, a loop is formed and anchored firmly.

 It should stand up like this
This is the basic Madam Totsuka's Loop Stitch.

To make a line, take the needle out at the bottom of that straight stitch, and repeat in the same way, making sure the loops are anchored firmly.



After a while you will have a line of loopy loops.

Your homework
will be to work
1) a line on the Aida sampler. Use a sharp tipped needle and fix the stitches securely as Aida is not really a suitable fabric to work on.

2) also work some free form embroidery on this scrap of batik.
 
I hope you will enjoy this 'new' stitch. Should you have seen it before and have a name for it, please let me know.


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28 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 July 2017 at 17:46

    Bonjour, je suis toujours très impatiente de voir le point de la semaine et jamais déçue, c'est un vrai plaisir,
    maintenant je pars à la recherche du nom en français
    Encore merci
    Mattia

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    1. Queeniepatch16 July 2017 at 20:18

      Thanks. I thought this stitch would be a new challenge. No name in Swedish unless I make a translation....
      (Mattia said: Hello, I am always very impatient to see the point of the week and never disappointed, it is a real pleasure,
      Now I go in search of the name in French
      Thanks again)

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  2. Rachel16 July 2017 at 18:26

    That's a very intriguing stitch - I've never seen it before. It would make an unusual texture...

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    1. Queeniepatch16 July 2017 at 20:20

      Like other loopy stitches it can be used for plants or hair or just something strange... I am still planning how to use it för the free form homework.

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  3. https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com17 July 2017 at 03:14

    It's a stitch I've never done. I shall have to add it to my list of 'to do's'

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    1. Queeniepatch17 July 2017 at 08:15

      As it is basically a Chain Stitch where you don't fix the loop, it is easy to do. I think it has a lot of possibilities.

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  4. Angela17 July 2017 at 03:32

    Such a cool stitch!

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    1. Queeniepatch17 July 2017 at 08:15

      Yes, isn't it. It is easy to alter the size of the loops, too.

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  5. margaret17 July 2017 at 13:59

    another new stitch to me liking how it stands up so well

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    1. Queeniepatch17 July 2017 at 22:13

      There must be a way to fix it flat to the fabric without being anchored in the way the ordinary Chain Stitch is. I will have to give that 'a good think'!

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  6. Anonymous17 July 2017 at 18:19

    An interesting stitch, one that I haven't come across before

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    1. Queeniepatch17 July 2017 at 22:19

      I have never seen it sewn anywhere, so it was a real discovery when I saw it in the book.

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  7. Pamela17 July 2017 at 21:45

    This stitch is new to me. I like it!

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    1. Queeniepatch17 July 2017 at 22:20

      Have you seen any of Madam Totsuka's embroidery books in the bookshops? If you have time, go and have a look.

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  8. Annet17 July 2017 at 22:51

    Such a different stitch! I think it would be a great stitch to make hair or fur.

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    1. Queeniepatch17 July 2017 at 22:54

      Yes, and if you use your fingers to keep the loop steady you can make the loop very large even if the straight stitch is short. Many possibilities!

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  9. Séverine18 July 2017 at 01:29

    I've never seen this stitch before, I must try it.

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    1. Queeniepatch18 July 2017 at 09:19

      It's easy and fun! I hope you will enjoy it.

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  10. Janie18 July 2017 at 02:16

    I've seen that stitch before, I agree it would be good for a fur or hair effect.
    I have an old embroidery booklet by a Scandinavian woman published by Sunset and that stitch is in there. The booklet is now in storage in another state so I can't pull it out for more details. Well done, Queenie.

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    1. Queeniepatch18 July 2017 at 09:18

      That is good news. Please when you do pull out that book, let me know more! I am VERY interested!

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  11. jacaranda18 July 2017 at 05:05

    I haven't seen that stitch before, it must be hard to keep the loop the same size for each one. I like it.

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    1. Queeniepatch18 July 2017 at 09:17

      You have to eyeball the length of the loop, or just enjoy the floppy free form.

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  12. crazyQstitcher19 July 2017 at 16:07

    This looks promising. It would be great close together as a flower center. Also as the stitch is well secured, it could be snipped.

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    1. Queeniepatch20 July 2017 at 14:22

      When I worked the free form embroidery (tomorrow's homework) I did use it for flowers and you are absolutely right.

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  13. Lyn Warner19 July 2017 at 19:57

    What an unusual stitch. Can't wait to try it.

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    1. Queeniepatch20 July 2017 at 14:21

      Do give it a try. It is good for flowers or plants.

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  14. chitra20 July 2017 at 01:50

    this is a new stitch. never seen it before. looks interesting.

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