Revision Homework - Stitches 241 - 245

Finally I managed to complete this sampler. 

For the outlines, hair and glasses I have used Stem Stitch.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 241 - 245

Sue! Sue! Sunbonnet Sue! Where are you? It is time for you to come out from the shadows... Let's repeat the following Sunday Stitch School's stitches and then make a summery sampler:

(click on the title for instructions)

241 Bow Tie Stitch

A Rhodes type of stitch, that could be used for birds, butterflies as well as Bow Ties.

242 Double Wheatear Stitch

I really like this Wheatear stitch variation. Double beauty!

243 Basket Stitch

Easy and useful.

244 French Cretan Stitch

I have received so many suggestions for what this stitch looks like. I don't like it very much but it is an unusual stitch for sure.

245 Spine Chain Stitch

It looks especially nice on a gentle curve.

Homework:

Use Sue to sum up the stitches.

Next week has a busy schedule - I might not manage to have the sampler done by Friday...

Friday Homework for Lesson 244: French Cretan

I don't know if I should admit to it, but I don't really like the look of this stitch! 

From blog readers I have got several suggestions: it is a row of supermarket trolleys,  they are the tops of some columns, they are computer symbols... 

To me a row of these stitches makes me think of pulled-out teeth! Some poor fellow has had most of his molars removed by Dr Pullman!

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 244: French Cretan Stitch

Cretan Stitch, in its simple version, is one of the basic hand embroidery stitches. Look at these pictures and I am sure you recognise the Cretan Stitch.

The needle goes up and down alternatively.

The stitch we are going to learn today is a version of this basic stitch, made quite complicated. You have to pay attention and concentrate - at least till you have got into the rhythm. 

At Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, I found French Cretan Stitch. It is an unusual-looking stitch, wouldn't you say?

To sum it up, it's a combination of two Cretan Stitch up-stitches followed by a short and a long vertical Buttonhole Stitch above them!

Work it like this:

With wider spacing, you get an 'airier' look.

Homework:

Add here.