WIPW - Even More Canvas Stitches

 It is Wednesday and time for another Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

has a magical cornucopia and out of it oozes more canvas stitches:

#162 Cashmere Stitch (orange and purple), 

#137 Brick Stitch (yellow), 

#34 Japanese Stitch (blue, brown and green) 

and also #105 Burden Stitch (green, pink, purple).

There are more stitches that will pop out, hopefully by next Wednesday.

Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 161 - 165

Thank you for understanding I needed an extra week for my homework. This Sunbonnet Sue took some time to make, but it was fun. 

Sue really needs to relax and has taken up yoga. Where better to practice than under a blossoming cherry tree when no one is around - social distancing and peace of mind!

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 161 - 165

 I bet you are ready for a break! It is time to revise the last five stitches.

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

161 Ceylon Stitch

It takes some time and patience to get the tension even, but once mastered, this stitch looks like knitting.

162 Cashmere Stitch

This is a nice canvas stitch.

163 Canvas Stem Stitch

Arrows galore!

164 Satin Threaded Running Stitch

An easy stitch obviously, but it can still look striking. Think different colour, different thread, different weight, different length, or why not two pairs of legs for the same Running Stitch - wouldn't you have a headless four-legged animal? Just add a French Knot and the horse is ready for your carrot!

165 Lazy Daisy Popcorn Stitch

Here is a wild stitch, the wilder the better, I guess.

Homework:

As always, make a Sunbonnet Sue portrait with these five stitches.

Friday Homework for Lesson 162: Cashmere Stitch

It was nice to work a canvas stitch again. This one is so simple.

I also got a tip from Rachel of Virtuosew Adventures about a condensed version of the Cashmere Stitch. I  checked it out on YouTube, and made a block of these stitches, too, on the Canvas sampler, see below.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

I challenged myself and did these free hand.

Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

Here I used waste canvas, and the result is a little neater, I think.

Canvas Sampler

So here are both Cashmere Stitch (red and green) and the Condensed Cashmere Stitch (worked on the diagonal in pink and blue).

If you look closely you can see that the red and green traditional Cashmere Stitch has two short stitches at the top and bottom corner of the rectangular section. 

In the condensed version, there are also two short stitches, but they are shared between the rectangular sections. That is why the pattern is diagonal.

Isn't stitching fun and interesting?!
The allotted space on my canvas square did not fit the count, so the bottom row is another Canvas stitch,

the 'accidental' Mosaic Stitch.

I can tell you already that on Sunday stitch #164 will also be a Canvas stitch! Which one, well,  you will just have to wait and see!

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 162 - Cashmere Stitch

 It is time for a canvas stitch, don't you think? Today we will learn the simple Cashmere Stitch - four slanted stitches of two different lengths.

A good diagram can be found at The Needle Point Teacher.

Here is my photo tutorial.

Place the next block of four stitches either beside or underneath the first one.

Homework: Try it out on the three usual samplers, as well as the Canvas Work Sampler.

Better use waste canvas for the plain weave.