Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 116 - 120

I N V I T A T I O N

Sunbonnet Sue 

is cordially invited to a Fancy Dress Party at 

The Crystal Ballrooms, Metropolis City

on Friday February 7th 2020

at 9pm.

Sue:   Wow! What fun! I really want to go, but Fancy Dress... What shall I go as? How should I dress?

Queenie:   They didn't invite ME!!! Why??? 

Sue:   Don't sulk! 

Queenie:   Well, IF I had been invited I know just what I would have gone as!

Sue:   You do? Tell me, tell me, tell me please!

Queenie:   You see, I have just learned this fancy stitch, Woven Long Tail Lazy Daisy Stitch.

Sue:   Oh really? How would you use it?

Queenie:   Well, it always reminded me of an Egyptian collar.

Sue:   So you would dress as an Egyptian princess?

Queenie:   Yes, I think so, and the Magic Split Stitch would be excellent for the black hair.

Sue:   Oh, why don't you make me a collar and the wig and the dress and the armbands...

Queenie:   Why should I?!

Sue:   PLEASE!

Queenie:   Oh well, all right then. As I am not invited I guess I could just as well make it for you...

Sue:   You're a great pal!

Queenie:   Pfft... Just remember, it's going to be very windy. So windy your hair will cover your face! No one will see your pretty face, but everyone will see MY costume!

Sue:  Pfft!

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 116 - 120

Sorry there was a holiday last Sunday caused by the quilt show at Tokyo Dome.

We have a lot to catch up on. Let's review stitches 116 - 120.

Click on the headline for instructions and information.

116 Woven Long Tail Chain
This is such a great arrangement, and the variations are many. Play with length or thread.

117 French Knotted Lazy Daisy Stitch
A long name for a simple stitch!

118 Lazy Daisy Picot Stitch
Very similar in looks to the previous stitch, maybe a bit more untidy, though. The workings are totally different.

119 Alternating Magic Split Stitch
This stitch is not difficult at all, but looks impressive. The kind of stitch that gives instant satisfaction for very little input.

120 Magic Split Stitch
Even easier! Maybe not as impressive, though. Smart stitching, double value - two stitches for the price if one.

Homework: Figure out a way to use these stitches for a Sunbonnet Sue block.

Friday Homework for Lesson 117: French Knotted Lazy Daisy Stitch

This homework was easy.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

This is the last homework report of 2019. Sunday Stitch School will now be closed for winter vacation until Sunday January 5th, when we start the year with a new stitch.

Enjoy the holidays!

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 117: French Knotted Lazy Daisy Stitch

It's a sunny Sunday here and a pity to sit indoors too long. That's why today's stitch is an easy and fast one. Actually it is made up of two well known stitches, Lazy Daisy and French Knot.

It can be found in Totsuka Embroidery Stitch Book #8, and has no name. Let's call it French Knotted Lazy Daisy, until an established name is found. Please leave a comment if you know of any such name.

The workings of this stitch is easy to guess, but I have added these pictures anyway.

Make a Lazy Daisy Stitch

Wrap the thread twice around the needle, forming a French Knot.

Anchor the knot just below the chain.

Voila! There you have it!

Make a few more into a flower, if you like.

Homework:
Work these samplers