Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 306 - 310

Sunbonnet Sue is enjoying the cold winter weather. When the first snow fell, she rushed outside to make a snowman.

I usually make all the outlines in Stem Stitch, a stitch outside the five featured stitches for each Sunbonnet Sue sampler. In this particular group of five stitches was a linear stitch, Whipped Backstitch, which I used to outline all the main shapes. Boy, did it take time! Much, much more time than the quick and easy Stem Stitch would have taken. It was a good lesson to learn what linear stitch to use when. So, if you have little time, don't use the Whipped Backstitch. If you want a beautiful, even line, though, and have the time, go for the WB. 

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 306 - 310

These last five stitches seem to have very little in common. How am I going to work them into a Sunbonnet Sue sampler?

Let's revisit them. If you click the title a link will take you to the instructions.

306 Whipped Back Stitch

This is definitely the easiest of the five stitches, yet it is a very attractive stitch.

307 Rhodes Diamond Stitch

Here is another member of the Rhodes family. I like that the diamond can be either a square on point, or a real diamond shape - long and tapering.

308 Crossed Cretan Stitch

It takes a bit of time to get into the rhythm, but once you have got it, you have got it!

309 Chessboard Filling Stitch

Here is a neat canvas stitch. Nice and hardwearing.

310 Circular Buttonhole Dome Stitch

This stitch has been around for a long time. There are many possibilities here, play around with colour and different types of thread.

Homework:

Let Sue have seasonal fun!

Friday Homework for Lesson 310: Circular Buttonhole Dome Stitch

Oh, I know the Circular Buttonhole Dome Stitch  looks complicated, but it is actually very simple to do. It is a bit of a challenge, though, to make it look neat.

I suggest using a thread with a good twist and stitching slowly.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Oops, I missed adding the Buttonhole Dome to the set of 'legs' on the upper left!

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 310: Circular Buttonhole Dome

Let's have a historic stitch today! Jacqui Carey, who has written interesting books on Elizabethan stitches, has co-operated with the Royal School of Needlework to add this stitch to their RSN Stitch Bank.

Here is the link to the excellent instructions for the Circular Buttonhole Stitch. There is a useful video, too.

For my photo tutorial, see below:

This is the desired design in the middle of the stitch. You can read more about the ancient Looped Square, or Apple Command key here.

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Here you can see the lower left loop forming.

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Next, the lower right loop.

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Make sure you go under both orange threads.

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So here is the upper right loop, one more to go.

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Go under both orange threads and you'll have your last upper left loop.

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Anchor the stitch in the middle void.

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Congratulations!

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Homework:

Add here.