It is obviously easier to split a thread from the top than to fumble under the fabric to try to come out right in the middle of a stitch. So I would say that the Split Back Stitch is easier than the Split Stitch, but the result, especially on the back, is much neater with the Split Stitch.
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stich School Reference Chart
Here is this week's Work In Progress Wednesday progress report.
Hexablooms
Ten more were made. The total is 330.
Birthday Gift
I wonder why almost all my friends and family members have their birthdays in spring!
Here is a simple bookmark I made for a little girl who loves cats. I added a small piece of polka dot ric-rac at the bottom. Does it look like a little bit of a cat's paw is sticking out?
Do you remember the Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler?
I put this project on the back burner last year. I decided to add no more new stitches as there are already the first 300 stitches.
To fill in the void, I added some extra stitches near those already sewn, for example, two more circles, one surrounded with #55 Tailor's Buttonhole Stitch and the other #135 Net Stitch across the circle.
Then, I shelved the project and wondered what to do as there were still blank areas here and there. By chance, I tripped upon a tube of blue sequins. Aha, I will sprinkle these over the surface to fill in bare areas.
We are now working on Sunday Stich School's 319th stitch and I haven't added a single one of the last 19 stitches on a sampler yet. A new sampler must be started!
