This is Sue last month on her way home to visit family for the seasonal fun. She got caught in a Hoshidome Stitch snowstorm. Luckily she kept herself warm in her L Stitch down coat and Chained Wheatear Stitch woollen cap. The hardest thing was to pull her Griffin Stitch suitcase as the snow piled up. She had forgotten her gloves but had put a festive woollen Alternating Diagonal Stitch tube over the handle of the suitcase, so somehow she managed to keep warm.
It is time for a revision lesson. Click on the title and you will get a link to the instructions for that stitch.
This is a Japanese stitch used in kimono-making. It is small, yet impressive!
The first set of stitches you make is a bit tricky, you need to check the instructions and work slowly. Once you have made one such stitch block you have got the hang of it. It is more fun and you can work at a higher speed.
Aida Sampler
How about starting the school year here at Sunday Stitch School with a complex-looking, yet supposedly easy-to-do stitch? Let's try the Griffin Stitch.
The best instructions I have found are at Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread. Have a look at her clear tutorial here.
I made this photo guide as I worked my way through the stitch:
The first thing I did was to make a paper grid and check the placements of the stitch lines.
