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 308: Crossed Cretan Stitch

 This stitch is much easier than I first thought. Unfortunately, I don't think it is particularly attractive.

Aida Sampler

 Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

I wonder where I will use this stitch... and how on earth am I going to use it for the Sunbonnet Sue sampler... Some stitches give you a headache!

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 308: Crossed Cretan Stitch

Are you ready for a tricky stitch? I first found Crossed Cretan Stitch at Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials and then on YouTube at Royal Embroideries. Do have a look.

I must admit that this stitch does not look like a Cretan Stitch (see below) at all, but rather a crowned Herringbone Stitch (as seen in the video).

Anyway, here is my photo tutorial.

Start with the first part of the Cretan Stitch.

Then take a diagonal stitch, but leave a small space open.

Take a horizontal Back Stitch and come out where the open space was.

Here you can see the four spikes of a crown, or is it a rooster's comb?

Repeat the procedure for the lower part of the stitch,

and make sure to place the thread under the needle.

Go on.

It's a rather unusual stitch, don't you agree?

Homework:

Add here.