Friday Revision Homework - Stitches: 256 - 260

What does Sunbonnet Sue need in the sweltering heat and blazing sunshine of Tokyo? A sunbonnet, of course! Here is a stylish straw hat.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 256 - 260

We have just learned another chunk of five stitches, which means it is time for a review and a Sunbonnet Sue sampler.

The stitches are:

256 Quill Stitch

 

Easy and fast, this is a good basic stitch to add detached stitches or beads to.

257 Belgian Cross Stitch

Although it is a canvas stitch, it also looks good in free-form embroidery.

258 Half Herringbone Stitch

Vary it in scale and you get a different look.

259 Raised Seeding Stitch

Arch Stitch could be an alternative name! It's easy but I highly recommend using a fixative for the back to keep the loops in place.

260 Laced Mountmellick Stitch

Here we have fun dressing up alternating Mountmellick Stitch with a lacing thread.

Homework:

Sunbonnet Sue needed something. Can you guess what it was?

Friday Homework for Lesson 258: Half Herringbone Stitch

'Soldiers on a march', 'People walking in a line', 'Something Cretan over this stitch', 'Would be good on Canvas'... 

I have heard many thoughts about the Half Herringbone Stitch. I prefer when the stitches are stacked close together and have a not-too-high neck.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

This stitch is not so suitable for a curved line.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 258: Half Herringbone Stitch

A good way to expand your collection of stitches is to cut a well-known stitch in half! Guess what happens when you divide the Herringbone Stitch - you get Half Herringbone Stitch. 

Here is a YouTube video from Arts&Embroidery:

and this is my photo tutorial:

I stitched on Aida fabric whose holes will show you clearly where

the needle goes in and out. 

There are only two movements:  down diagonally,

or horizontally from right to left.

Anchor at the end of the line.

You can easily vary how high or how crammed the stitches are.

Homework:

These three samplers are awaiting 1/2 Herringbones!