Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 166 - 170

 Wow this was fun!

Sunbonnet Sue was so fed up with the pandemic and really wanted to celebrate that she has been vaccinated against Covid-19 and can now travel safely.

She went to a Pacific island paradise and danced till sunset.

Please note that she is decent underneath her straw skirt. She IS wearing her Croatian bikini bottoms!

I would like to say Thank You to Sarah Aldrich who came up with the idea of using the Fringed Buttonhole Stitch for a hula skirt.

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Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 166 - 170

 Time to review stitches 166, 167, 168, 169 and 170.

Click on the heading and a link will take you to the instructions.

166 Satin Herringbone Stitch

This stitch looks very similar to 170 Danish Cross Stitch, but is worked very differently.

167 Fringed Herringbone Stitch

Thanks to Sharon Boggon of Pintangle and TAST, we have this charming variation of Herringbone Stitch.

168 Croatian Stitch

A kind of laced Running Stitch, where you are supposed to fill in a space.

169 Kerman Stitch

This is a beautiful stitch, traditionally used on Persian shawls.

170 Danish Knotted Cross Stitch

A cross with a knot, there are many stitches similar, like 43 Moss Stitch, but this is an easy one.

Homework:

Let Sunbonnet Sue plan her post pandemic life.

Friday Homework for Lesson 167: Fringed Buttonhole Stitch

 This was a fun and unusual stitch. It does take some time, though.

Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 167: Fringed Buttonhole Stitch

Do you know Sharon Boggon? Her website Pintangle? Her Take A Stitch Tuesday online stitch course/challenge, TAST? Her online Stitch Dictionary? Her excellent book Creative Stitches?

If not, you are missing out. Go check the links.

Today's stitch, the Fringed Buttonhole Stitch, is one I found in the above book.

To make it you need a crochet hook.

Work it like this:

Make a line of Buttonhole Stitch

Cut strands of thread and use the crochet

hook to take them under and over the

stitch line to make a knotted tassel.

Pull tight (trim later)

If you take the looped thread

in the other direction, you get

another 'knot'.

Which knotted head do you like best?

Trim the threads to the desired length.

The fringe on the left lies flatter to the fabric.

The one on the right has a tendency to lift itself

up from the fabric.

Homework:

Play around with the three samplers