Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 56 - 60

Here is my homework for the most recent five stitches I've learned at Sunday Stitch School.

The linear stitch, Knotted Running Stitch, is rather knobbly so the outline of this Sunbonnet Sue picture is a bit jagged.

56 Detached Twisted Chain Stitch
57 Figure-Eight Knot Stitch
58 Twisted Shell Chain Stitch
59 Knotted Running Stitch
60 Petal Stitch

were used to show what Sue does on Saturday mornings.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 56 - 60

I can't believe it myself, but we have learned 60 new stitches! How many more are there out there to discover?

Before finding that out, let's review the last five stitches. In this group, every stitch is easy, useful and in my eyes, beautiful.

Click on the heading to see the instructions and my thoughts, trials and errors.

56 Detached Twisted Chain Stitch

This is the stitch that promotes Breast Cancer Awareness when worked in pink ribbon, can form a nice star and could depict a school of fish! Easy and useful!

57 Figure-Eight Knot Stitch

So good for making clovers, although you won't make any three-clover leaves, let alone four-clovers!!!

58 Twisted Shell Chain Stitch

Enjoyable and beautiful, and easy!

59 Knotted Running Stitch

This is another favourite!

60 Petal Stitch

Taking a closer look at this stitch was fun! It is easy and beautiful.

Homework:

Sunbonnet Sue likes beauty, too! Use the five stitches and stranded floss to illustrate how she spends her Saturday mornings.

Friday Homework for Lesson 57: Figure-Eight Knot Stitch

The Figure-Eight Knot Stitch is an easy stitch, to learn and to do, but difficult to master. Confused? Well it is easy to stitch it, but the lower loop can come loose, move around and give the stitch an untidy look. It was hard to make it stay put.
If you want something with wild structure or untamed style, then this is the stitch for you.

Look at the stitches on the Aida sampler! The are ready to stand up and walk away!

They seem to behave better on the Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart.

On the scribble cloth I made a small flower, a blue clover? I think the Figure-Eight Knot Stitch looks splendid as a petal!

So splendid I made another flower, I will show the rest of this crazy quilt block on WIPW next week.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 57: Figure-Eight Knot Stitch ?

Today we have another easy stitch. Its name is not easy, however.

I found the stitch in 'Totsuka Embroidery Stitch Book 3 Arrangement' (戸塚刺しゅうステッチBOOK 3)
which is all about variations of the Chain Stitch.

There it goes under the name Figure-Eight Knot Stitch (8の字に糸をかけてとめる).

On a search online I have found a number of other stitches called Figure-Eight Stitch, among them is the Colonial Knot, and a most interesting knotted Running Stitch, that I might take up in another lesson.

Today I want to show you Madam Totsuka's Figure-Eight Knot Stitch as seen in the book above.

Should you recognize this stitch and have a name for it, please leave a comment.

I think it makes a very attractive detached stitch.

Homework:

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Scribble something on the Scribble Cloth.