Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 331 - 335

I'm sorry I'm posting this a day late. I have now recovered from the involuntary 'glue sniffing'caused by yesterday's maintenance work in my home.

Here is the Sunbonnet Sue revision homework for stitches 331 - 335.

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If you dislike slithering reptiles, stop reading now!

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The Hungarian Braid Chain can be so snakelike, I decided to use this stitch for a snake tattoo on Sue's back.

Her coiffure is also made up of this stitch. 

The mirror frame has Damask Darning carvings.

Sue's towel has a Pachis Work pattern and an Astrakhan Velvet frilled border.

Sue's knickers are broderie anglaise cotton, and her earrings dangling stars. Both knickers and earrings are worked in Irregular Algerian Eyelet Stitch.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 331 - 335

Let's have have a second look at the five most recent stitches, then use them to make a Sunbonnet Sue sampler.

Click on the title to see the stitch instructions.

331 Astrakhan Velvet Stitch

To make loops of even lengths for this stitch, use a pin.

332 Irregular Algerian Eyelet Star Stitch

With this stitch, you can make a sun, a star, a snowflake, an explosion...

333 Damask Darning Stitch

This is a beautiful Canvas stitch made up of two simple straight stitches, one vertical, the other horisontal. Yet it is hard to get it neat unless you use a grid for guidance.

334 Pachis Work Filling Stitch

Here is one of the great Indian stitches; again, only very simple parts are needed. Like the previous stitch, a grid is the key to success.

335 Hungarian Braided Chain Stitch

Some stitches come alive. This rich braided stitch can wiggle its way  across your foundation fabric,

Homework:

Queenie: Sunbonnet Sue, how on earth can I make a sampler out of these five stitches?

Sue: Trust me, you can. Just wait and see!

Friday Homework for Lesson 333: Damask Darning Stitch

 This stitch is a real teaser! It looks so simple and straightforward, but unless you have a good and even grid, you are snared in a trap!

It was easy and enjoyable to do the Aida Sampler, but the Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart and Mottle Wool Scribble Cloth almost drove me crazy. Although I used waste canvas and a gridded tracing paper to stitch through,  the work was confusing and the result disappointing. Finally, I managed to get some decent freehand results on the Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth.

I will not use this stitch again unless it is on canvas or Aida.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 333: Damask Darning Stitch

Here is another stitch based on Straight Stitch. It is a canvas stitch and goes under the name of Damask Darning Stitch.

It is included in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, i.e. there is an illustration of the finished result, but not the stitch order. To see how it is stitched, I suggest you check out this video from fireandirisneedlepoint:

Or follow my photo tutorial.

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