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Friday 22 September 2017

Friday Homework for Lesson 36: Rumanian Stitch

If only all homework involved such a lovely stitch as the Rumanian Stitch....

It was a delight to make this flower, and it was worked very quickly, too.

The stem is in Stem Stitch and the centre is filled with French Knots, the rest is all filled in with Rumanian Stitch.


In the picture below you can see why the stitch has the nickname 'Economical Stitch'; most of the thread is on the front.

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22 comments:

  1. Pamela23 September 2017 at 08:47

    What a great flower! You are correct, the stitch is very economical.

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    1. Queeniepatch23 September 2017 at 13:03

      It was an easy and fun stitch, and if you can skimp on yarn, too, even better!

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  2. Julie Fukuda23 September 2017 at 15:53

    Well, it sure does make a lovely flower ... and with what you save in thread, you can make one more.

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  3. Rachel23 September 2017 at 19:53

    Yes, it creates lovely solid colour, and it's almost all on the front - what's not to like?

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    1. Queeniepatch23 September 2017 at 22:35

      I think it is especially good with fluffy wool rather than the flat stranded cotton or silk.

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  4. Janie24 September 2017 at 06:45

    Beautiful flower and stitching.
    It's great to find a good stitch isn't it?

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  5. crazyQstitcher24 September 2017 at 07:22

    How beautiful! Your fingers must have been flying to make so many stitches for petals, if you say it was quickly done.

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  6. Annet25 September 2017 at 00:48

    Wow, such a pretty flower!

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  7. https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com25 September 2017 at 04:07

    Pretty flower, I think I'll have to give this stitch a go.

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  8. jacaranda25 September 2017 at 08:50

    A beautifully stitched flower, are all your samples going into a hand made book or journal?

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    1. Queeniepatch25 September 2017 at 11:32

      Thank you. The stitches are collected on a piece of Aida - a sampler. The I am now adding all stitches to a reference chart, report of that on WIPW on Wednesday. The canvas stitches area collected in squares on a piece of 'fake' canvas, the drawn stitches on a piece of linen that might become a table cloth and Sunbonnet Sue stitch summaries will become a small quilt. Now for the individual pieces, like this flower, usually end up in a birthday card. This flower will soon be winging its way across the globe.

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  9. carorose27 September 2017 at 07:40

    A great stitch when you are running short of thread or the thread is expensive. In our world of 'so much' we don't know what it was like to have 'a lack'.

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    1. Queeniepatch27 September 2017 at 09:27

      Especially now when we can shop with the click of the mouse and flick of the credit card!

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  10. Tanya27 September 2017 at 17:16

    Beautiful stitching! Are you using wool for that flower? It sure is pretty? I once (oh so long ago) did crewel work and remember filling in lots of flowers.

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    1. Queeniepatch27 September 2017 at 22:34

      Hi, Tanya.
      Yes, I used Appleton (Crewel) wool.
      That explains why you are so good at making embroidered cards!

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  11. Anonymous27 September 2017 at 17:24

    This flower is a little beauty!

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