The Royal School of Needlework has a grand collection of stitches on its Stitch Wall.
Today I want to try the Surface Darning Stitch. It gives you an attractive woven piece of work and can be used for decorative purposes or as a smart way to cover a tear, a stain or other blemish on a garment. SDG's darning!
#373 Surface Darning Stitch is sustainable in another way, too - as it is a surface stitch, almost no thread is used on the back.
Work it like this:
1) use Aida or another fabric where there is a clear grid
2) stretch the fabric in a hoop or frame
and a suggestion:
1) RSN used the same colour for weft and warp threads; why not use two, like I did, or even more. You could make a beautiful checked darning.
Let's see on Friday what kind of
Homework
Queenie will hand in, as she works these samplers.
Such a good idea to use more than one or two colors!
ReplyDeleteI like the look of two colors.
ReplyDeleteGreat sample! Yes the 'checked' effect with two colors is fun.
ReplyDeleteThe thing not to do is use a stranded or fuzzy yarn - makes it a lot harder!
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