Sunday Stitch School - Easter Break

There is no new stitch today. Blame it on the fact that I have taken an Easter Break. My needle is happy to take a break, too.

See you for a new lesson next Sunday.

Homework - Not Reay To Hand In

I'm lagging behind and can not hand in my finished homework today. Hopefully it will be completed by next Friday.

I have drawn the outlines, sandwiched and basted the layers, but not yet started the actual quilting/embroidery.

The reverse side, with rough basting.

WIPW - 350

 It's Wednesday, so time for a Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Hexablooms

I made another ten, and now have 350 blocks.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

More blue sequins found their way between the different stitch sections.

Cross Stitch Bookmark

A few new stitches have been added. I am sure you still can not detect what motif I am stitching!

Birthday Card

I am making another birthday card but can not show any details yet.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision Stitches 316 - 320

Time flies, and here is a revision lesson for the last five stitches.

Click on the title to get a link to the instructions.

316 Detached Wheatear Stitch

It's such a good idea to make one unit of a linear stitch into a detached one, don't you think?

317 Straight Stitch

I wonder if any stitch is more important than the Straight Stitch! What would we do without it?

318 Rhodes Circle Stitch

Every Rhodes stitch is impressive and easy to make. The Circle version gives you a nice plumb round shape and is far easier than a circular Satin Stitch, in my opinion.

319 Split Back Stitch

It is just as neat and tidy as its sister, the Split Stitch. I must point out that this back-stitched version will gobble up much more of your thread and leave you with a tangled mess on the reverse.

On the other hand, it is easier to split the stitch from the front than to fumble in the dark of the reverse side  of your hoop.

320 Clown Collar Stitch

There are many stitches where you lace or interlace a foundation stitch, often a Running Stitch or a Back Stitch and create nice patterns. I think this is especially charming.

Homework:

How can Sunbonnet Sue help us to illustrate these five stitches? 

Friday Homework for Lesson 320: Clown Collar Stitch

See what lovely lines you can make with two stands of thread!

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

WIPW - Another Bookmark

This Work In Progress Wednesday report will show my progress in two ongoing projects and one new start.

Hexablooms

10 more, means 340 blocks in total.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

I continue to add sequins to fill in the voids here and there.

New! Another Bookmark in Cross Stitch

I started the third out of the five bookmarks I am making. This will not be needed until autumn, so it might go back and forth to the shelf!

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 320: Clown Collar Stitch

Here is another stitch from Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, the Clown Collar Stitch.

It is based on two parallel but staggered lines of Running Stitch.

Look at Sarah's instructions here.

Or check out my photo tutorial:

You can do the Running Stitch line either with 

the traditional Running Stitch one way,

then make the staggered line above (or below) in

the other direction.

or you can use an up-and-down sewing method. 

I find the latter way easier to get even spacing.

Then start the lacing. The red thread goes underneath 

the blue threads without piercing the fabric.

Homework:

Add to the samplers.

Friday Homework for Lesson 319: Split Back Stitch

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

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

From left: silk ribbon, Cotton a Broder, tapestry wool

WIPW - Do you remember the Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler?

 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?

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

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.

This was in December 2024. 

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.

I hope to have this sampler completed soon. 

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!