Friday Reviosion Homework - Stitches 311 - 315

When I work the Sunbonnet Sue illustration for the revision homework, I usually stitch the outlines with Stem Stitch and use the five homework stitches for the actual picture, for example, the texture of Sunbonnet Sue's clothes and her hair.

Stem Stitch is an easy and quick stitch and one of my favourites. For this Sunbonnet Sue picture, I wanted to outline everything with Split Stitch as it was one of the five set stitches. 

Ha! It took MUCH longer than I had expected to work the illustration this way. There are also a lot of lines in this particular picture. Anyway, here she finally is:

Instead of a sunbonnet it is a camera that obscures her face. It also tells you that my Sunbonnet Sue is a photographer. More on her story in future blogposts.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 311 - 315

 Sue! Sunbonnet Sue! Wake up! It is time for a review of the five most recent Sunday Stitch School's stitches. Sue, you have to tell us another story from your life! You know it is the homework!

First, let's have a look at the five stitches.

Click on the title to see the stitch instructions for each stitch.

311 Seed Stitch

312 Closed Buttonhole Stitch

313 Darning Stitch

314 Split Stitch

315 Threaded Detached Chain Stitch

Homework: Make a Sunbonnet Sue illustration.

Friday Homework for Lesson 313: Darning Stitch

 This stitch is easy, especially on Aida or a counted weave,  and quick.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 313: Darning Stitch

Darning Stitch is another basic stitch I have not introduced yet. It IS a form of Running Stitch, which is one of the simplest and most common stitches there is. However,  the latter is usually even in length, whereas the Darning Stitch is longer on the surface and shorter on the reverse. It is often used as a filling stitch, and each row is staggered, like the pattern on a brick wall.

I found a clear and easy-to-follow tutorial in RSN's Stitch Bank.

Here are my photo instructions.

The traditional Running Stitch

Here is the Darning Stitch.

Compare them.

Here is the Darning Stitch in staggered form.

As you can see, these stitches are easy and should have been included much earlier, but it is never too late, eh?

Homework:

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