Revision Homework - Stitches 246 - 250

This set of five stitches was one of the easiest and most rewarding ones to make a Sunbonnet Sue sampler of. They were perfect for

• a rose, 
• a comb, 
• a fan, 
• a zipper 
• and a frothy lacy loopy hem. 

Everything a signorina dancing the flamenco would ever need. Well, she is missing her castanets.

The fan caused me some trouble and I did add a few supporting stitches to keep the fan spread open.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 246 - 250

As we have completed another set of five new stitches, it is time to revise them and make a Sunbonnet Sue sampler.

Click on the title to get the stitch instructions.

246 Merrow Stitch

This is the stitch that looks like it has been done on a Merrow lock machine.

247 Scallop Blanket Stitch

Here is a pretty version of the Buttonhole Stitch. It is especially nice when worked in a variegated thread.

248 Surrey Stitch

This Canvas stitch gives you loops galore. Leave the loops uncut or snip them open into a nice fringe.

249 Fly Stitch Rose

This is the first ribbon embroidery stitch included in Sunday Stitch School. Of course, it can be made with other threads, too.

250 Danish Knot Chain Stitch

A stitch whose name we can't be sure of, but it sure is funny and charming. 

Surely you can see the wobbly tower of acrobats standing on each others' shoulders, or even heads sometimes! They must be sure of themselves to manage this balancing act.

Homework:

How can we use these five stitches for Sue? 

Well, let's use red as the main colour, and play around with the stitches.

Friday Homework for Lesson 249: Fly Stitch Rose

Real live roses are in full bloom in Tokyo right now, so this is the perfect time to show a set of ribbon roses, too.

Aida Sampler

Variegated ribbons are especially nice.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

The blue roses are made with embroidery ribbon but for the brown rose I used an ordinary ribbon from a box of pralines. I had to make a hole in the fabric with a stiletto to be able to pull the stiff and thick ribbon through. So remember, uses ribbon embroidery ribbons only!

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 249: Fly Stitch Rose

It's time to do a ribbon embroidery stitch, don't you think? Fly Stitch Rose. 

This stitch can be found in many places. Sharon Boggon has a nice picture tutorial in her book 'The Visual Guide to Crazy Quilting Design'. It is often found worked in stranded floss or other types of 'ordinary' embroidery threads. Then the stitch seems to be called Woven Rose or Woven Spider Web Rose.

Arts&Design

All these names give you a hint of how the stitch is worked: A Fly Stitch + needle weaving in a circle.

Let's have a look. Make a circle

with five points evenly spaced.

Fasten the extend Fly Stitch on the back.

Work the rose with ribbon for ribbon embroidery.

Weave the needle over and under the legs.

Let the ribbon twist and scrunch up for 

a realistic look.

Anchor the stitch on the back.

Isn't it beautiful? Can you smell the fragrance?

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