Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 121 - 125

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Sunbonnet Sue works in a laboratory and has developed both the cure (green bottle) and the vaccine (orange bottle). Isn't she worth the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine 2020?

For the other stitches I used Stem Stitch.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 121 - 125

Time to revise five Sunday Stitch School stitches.
Click on the title to go to the instructions and homework.

121 Point à la Minute
I must admit that I misread the instructions and made this stitch up with eight wrapped Straight Stitch placed in a double cross formation.
Later I realised the wrapping should travel from one Straight Stitch to the other on the surface of the fabric, and thereby joining the stitches together into a proper cross.
See them both here:

Personally I will accept both, and definitely favour the wrong version!

122 Needle Weaving Bar
Woven stitches like the Open Base Picots add a lot of interest to free form embroidery and Stumpwork. That stitch can be used for petals that need to stand up.
On the other hand, a Needle Weaving Bar is always anchored but can be twisted or arched. Easy to do and with dramatic effect.

123 Indian Edging Stitch
Here we have an exotic stitch that looks complex and complicated. It is neither! Once you get the hang of it, your hands and brain can be put in auto pilot - a self stitching stitch!

124 Laced Wheel Stitch
If you want to make impressive flowers, here is a great stitch. Again it looks more complex and complicated than it is. Vary the size, length of the six Straight Stitches, the amount of wraps and of course the thread, and you can make a whole flowering meadow of various flowers.

125 Carina's Knot Stitch
A cousin of the French Knot and Colonial Knot, this is a useful stitch. The dimple in the middle of the knot can be used a s a cup for other knots or beads.

Homework:
Sunbonnet Sue, what do you make out of these five stitches?

Friday Homework for Lesson 125: Carina's Knot Stitch

At first sight this knot stitch is not so different in looks from French Knot and Colonial Knot, but as I mentioned in last Sunday's lesson, Carina's Knot leaves a beautiful dimple in the middle.

Actually this will be very useful for making eyes on stumpwork portraits.
Make the coloured iris with a Carina's Knot,

and in the dimple place a French Knot with black thread.

Then add a tiny Straight Stitch for that glint in the eye.

But I am digressing, here is my homework:
Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

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Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 125: Carina's Knot Stitch

Sunday Stitch School welcomes you to a lesson with a new knot stitch.

First I want to introduce you to Carina Olsson, a Swedish embroidery artist and teacher. Her work is based on traditional folklore designs. From there she has developed her own style. Carina O is also famous for adding embroidery to knitted cardigans and mittens. Another trademark of hers is Couched Filling. I recently bought her book on the subject,  Bottensömmar (only in Swedish, I'm afraid).

In this book I found the stitch we are working on today: Carina's Knot Stitch.

Fasten the thread on the back of the
fabric and take it out.

Lift it up by the needle and keep the
working thread taut with your free hand.

Think of the thread in these sections:
purple: the part between the fabric and the needle,
blue: the part that you are holding taut with your free hand.

Now pivot the tip of the needle clockwise round
the purple section

twice

Press the wraps with your index finger against 

the needle.

With your free hand, take the working thread 

(blue) behind the tip of the needle.

Tighten the blue thread around the needle, until

you have a nice knot.

Anchor the knot close to where the thread 

first came out.

This knot stitch just slightly different from the traditional French Knot, but gives you a nice little dimple in the middle.

Homework: