Friday Homework for Lesson 342: Broken Chain Stitch

It is fun to stitch the Broken Chain Stitch in various directions. I like to start at the top and work downwards. I'm not very fond of stitches where you stitch away from yourself, but for this stitch, it is OK.

Aida Sampler

This is the last stitch I can add to this stitch sampler. It has been fun to work on, albeit only in small sections.

I will start a new Aida cloth sampler next week.

Here is today's homework:

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

 Two curves.

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

WIPW - The Gift and The Return Gift

Are you ready for the Work In Progress Wednesday report?

Mandala

I added a Mountmellick Stitch line around each of the wings of the 'UFOs' (Unidentified Flying Objects).

Furthermore, I stitched a small Buttonhole Fly Stitch in these voids,

Only a few beads were added.

Hexablooms

Very little progress was made and I have no photo of the little I actually did.

Stitching While Waiting

I had to spend more time in a waiting room. With my little sewing box on my lap I made the following:

The Gift and The Return Gift

The great-grandmother of the baby I just made a quilt for was so pleased with the quilt that she made me this cute little pincushion.

I then used the hexagon block I made while waiting (see above) to add to a premade potholder/oven mitt and gave it to her as a return gift.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Stitch Sampler

#341 Bamboo Stitch (green)  and #342 Broken Chain (black and variegated orange/blue)

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 342: Broken Chain Stitch

It is important to read blogs! Then you will be reminded of stitches you have learned but have not used a lot, or missed part of!

That was the case with me when I saw a beautiful Mandala made by Angela of Princess Bubbles. 

To her Mandala, Angela had included the #152 Chain of Heart Stitch, one I added to Sunday Stitch School's list of stitches five years ago, in November 2020.

Now, that stitch consists of a mirror image of a Broken Chain Stitch; together they form a heart. Suddenly, it struck me that although I have introduced the linear heart-shaped stitch, I have not yet made a tutorial for the basic part - the Broken Chain Stitch itself.

So today's stitch is all thanks to Princess Bubbles. Thank you, Angela.

Here is my photo tutorial:

First, let's have a look at the usual Chain Stitch

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Compare it with the Broken Chain Stitch.

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In the example below, I have given the links of

the chain more space. They look a bit

like wonky horseshoes or fishhooks.

I have not found the Broken Chain Stitch in any books, but there are several videos on YouTube if you want to see moving pictures.

Homework: Bestow these samplers with lucky Horseshoes or go fishing!

Friday Homework for Lesson 341: Bamboo Stitch

 If you want to save thread, you can place the stitches 'á la Surface Stitch'. This way, the back will be thin, smooth and tangle-free.

Stitch it according to the instructions I posted last Sunday, and you will get a sturdy piece, suitable for upholstery. The disadvantage, though, is that you have to use a lot of thread.

Aida Sampler

The Bamboo Stitch looks good in green - its natural colour.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Here I used three colours.

Red Kimono Silk Stitch Sampler

Here we have old, mature bamboo in a pale beige. Doesn't it look like a fence in a Japanese garden?

WIPW - More Work While Waiting

It's time for another Work In Progress Wednesday report.

I had to escort someone outside the home and then spend time waiting.

Stitching While Waiting

What can be better than preparing more hexagon pieces while winding away the time? Here is the result for this week:

Bookmark

Do you remember this teaser? 

It was a blow-up of this cross-stitch bookmark, which I can now show in its entirety as it has reached its recipient.

Hexablooms

The Hexablooms flimsy now consists of 172 blocks.　

You can see that the five new blocks added vertically on the right side ensure the glass behind will be covered up.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 341: Bamboo Stitch

Bamboo Stitch is the name of a needlepoint stitch I found at Unwind Studio, where there is both a graph and a video for you to watch.

Or follow my photo tutorial:

Use 7 holes to make two long vertical stitches.

3 holes for two short vertical stitches.

Repeat to the end of the line and then work

your way back, making one horizontal stitch

over each set of two shorter stitches, above and below.

Make horizontal stitches for the longer stitches, too.

Fill the rest of the canvas/Aida in the same way.

Homework:

Fill here.

Friday Revision Homework - Stitches: 336 - 340

Thank you for waiting patiently and giving me an extra week to complete the Revision Homework.

Sunbonnet Sue has always liked skating. I made this one in February 2018. Sue was just a little girl.

As a young teenager, she kept on skating. This time on a frozen lake, although the ice wasn't very thick... Do you think she went in or escaped a dip in the ice-cold water?

Here is a close-up of the Shadow Stitch. Can you see the pattern through the sheer fabric?

WIPW - Finally Some Lemon

This is the Work In Progress Wednesday report for this week.

Finally, some lemon hit the

Mandala!

I decided to make it simple. Beads for the tufts of Pine needles, and Mountmellick Stitch worked in the lemon yellow rayon thread around the 'wings'.

Compare the photos to see the look with and without the yellow. What do you think, is the yellow addition an improvement or not?

Baby Quilt Label

I have now finished the embroidery and added a border. It is not as crooked as it looks. The label will need a good press and then be stitched onto the back of the quilt. Naturally, the basting thread must be pulled out, too!

Hexablooms

Do you recall that the right side required an additional column of blocks to completely cover the glass wall that this tapestry is intended to conceal? 

Well, five out of six blocks are now on.

As for the lower left area of the tapestry, I had 20 blocks assembled last week. Now there are 27. They need to be fixed to the blocks above.

Furthermore, I basted 17 white pieces while sitting in a waiting room.

Despite having a busy week, I have made rather good progress.

I have even started on the Sunday Stitch School's Revision Homework, so with a bit of luck, Sunbonnet Sue will show up on Friday. Or rather, she will go in - if she is unlucky! Now, there's a clue for you!