Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 111 - 115

To sum up the five most recent stitches done at Sunday Stitch School, here is Sunbonnet Sue. She has lost her bonnet, or is it hidden behind all those leaves?

Had it been a summer scene I could have swarmed her with Chained Sheaf Stitch 'butterflies' instead of leaves, but I decided to stick to the season and use the leaves instead

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 111 - 115

Welcome to Sunday Stitch School. It is time to look back on the last five stitches we have learned and revise them.
Click on the title to see the instructions.

111 E Laced Edging
This is a very pretty stitch. As well as charming, it is easy to make.

However, its original name evoked strong feelings ('slur for inuit people'). I have shortened the name of the stitch and just kept the initial letter, as 'E' can stand for anything beginning with E, like Embroidery or Energetic, Easy or Elegant....

Anyway, this is what it looks like.

112 Raised Close Herringbone Stitch

Perfect for making leaves! Quick and easy to make.

113 Knotted Chain Stitch
It was lovely to find another member of the Chain family.
Better work this stitch with a thread of good twist, like Perle.

114 Ship's Ladder Stitch
This stitch looks so easy, but was tricky to get even. Better stitch on counted weave.

I have been wondering about its name. Who would manage to climb onboard a ship on a ladder like this? A very skilled pilot? Was this ladder invented to trick pirates into sliding off the rungs and never be able to plunder the ship?
Actually I think the Ship's Ladder Stitch ought to be called 'Ship's Mast Stitch', don't you?

115 Chained Sheaf Stitch

This is an easy and fun way to make butterflies, or other winged creatures.

Homework: 

Let Sunbonnet Sue come out to play.

Friday Homework for Lesson 115: Chained Sheaf Stitch

This is a delightful stitch, easy to do and perfect for crazy quilting.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 115: Chained Sheaf Stitch

Today we have an evening class here at Sunday Stitch School and will focus on a combination stitch from Totsuka Embroidery Stitch Book 8 (Arrangements with Lazy Daisy Stitch).

The books in this series are filled with variations of basic embroidery stitches. In this volume of Detached Chain Stitch, also known as Lazy Daisy Stitch, there are many interesting ways to vary the basic stitch.

Very few of these combinations have been given a name, I will nickname today's stitch Chained Sheaf Stitch as it is made up of three Straight stitches tied together with a Detached Chain Stitch, in a way similar to the bundled up Sheaf Stitch.

Updated: Mattia gives me the French name: point de gerbe enchainé

Have you seen this stitch before? Do you know if it has an official name? Please let me know if you do, and I will change to the correct name. Until then, here is the instructions for Chained Sheaf Stitch:

Make horisontal Straight Stitch x 3,

then come out at the middle of the top stitch.

Make a Detached Chain Stitch

right over the three stitches.

Anchor the stitch at the bottom.

You can use this stitch to make a little butterfly or winged bug.

Vary the length of the horisontal stitches, 

and take the needle out in the middle of the stitch.

Pull the tread until you have gathered the stitches.

Add a pair of feelers.

Or a French Knot for a head...

Homework:

Infest these samplers with winged creatures, or simple Chained Sheafs.