Revision Homework - Stitches 231 - 235

Just in time for Christmas, here comes a traditional Sunbonnet Sue. She is 'Mother Christmas' handing out gifts of flowers.

The surface Sue is walking on is made up of three rows of Barred Herringbone, the upper and lower in brown and the middle in red and green. 

By stitching them so close to each other you actually get a compact canvas filling stitch, don't you agree? 

I guess there are few people who actually see the Herringbone Stitch lurking about there!

Other stitches used are: Stem Stitch and Whipped Stem Stitch for the outline of Sue.

Sunday Stitch School will now take a holiday until the end of December. With a bit of luck, there will be a new stitch on Sunday 1st of January 2023. 

Season's Greetings to you all!

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 231 - 235

Sunbonnet Sue is standing in the wings, preparing to jump out onto the stage on Friday. Yes, it is once again time to do a revision of the last five stitches we have learned here at Sunday Stitch School.

Let's begin with:

231 Rhodes Heart Stitch

If you can 'stitch by numbers' then there are many Rhodes stitches that you can do. Here we have the charming Rhodes Heart.

232 Romanian Macrame (Flower) Stitch

A stitch that by looks can be mistaken for Palestrina Stitch. It is, however, worked totally differently, and it is not difficult. The knots form 'beads' that stand up on the fabric.

233 Romanian Macrame Petal Stitch

Add this needle-weaving part to the previous stitch and you can create beautiful flower petals.

234 Fancy Brick Stitch

This canvas stitch reminds me of brick buildings with intricate patterns, e.g. Frank Lloyd Wright's Old Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

235 Barred Herringbone Stitch

This version of the beloved Herringbone Stitch is easy and quick to do. Also, it is good-looking, as well as confusing - a stitch in disguise. 

Homework:

Let Sunbonnet Sue illustrate the five stitches.

Friday Homework for Lesson 234: Fancy Brick Stitch

Fancy brick Stitch is the most fun to do if you use several colours - I made almost all my homework in three shades.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Sampler

Canvas Sampler

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 234: Fancy Brick Stitch

 It is time for another Canvas stitch, and once again I have picked one from the collection at the Badasscrossstitch blog. The stitch is called Fancy Brick Stitch and is worked like this:

The green and blue stitches use four holes,

the red three holes.

Begin with the stitches at the top.

Make a column of three stitches using four holes.

Move to the right and make another column.

Continue until you have filled your area, 

or the 'block' you want to make.

Next use Running Stitch to make a

line of horizontal stitches (using four

holes) underneath the columns. 

Notice the placement.

Make a similar set on the return

journey.

It is now time for the vertical 

stitches. Use Upright Straight Stitch 

to make two stitches between the 

light green ones.

Observe that you have to 'dig' underneath

the longer green stitches.

Finally, make another set of columns

similar to the ones at the top.

Here is your block.

-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-

How about using only one colour?

Or two colours?

Homework:

Fill in a block on the Canvas sampler, 

as well as these three: