Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 56 - 60

Here is my homework for the most recent five stitches I've learned at Sunday Stitch School.

The linear stitch, Knotted Running Stitch, is rather knobbly so the outline of this Sunbonnet Sue picture is a bit jagged.

56 Detached Twisted Chain Stitch
57 Figure-Eight Knot Stitch
58 Twisted Shell Chain Stitch
59 Knotted Running Stitch
60 Petal Stitch

were used to show what Sue does on Saturday mornings.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 56 - 60

I can't believe it myself, but we have learned 60 new stitches! How many more are there out there to discover?

Before finding that out, let's review the last five stitches. In this group, every stitch is easy, useful and in my eyes, beautiful.

Click on the heading to see the instructions and my thoughts, trials and errors.

56 Detached Twisted Chain Stitch

This is the stitch that promotes Breast Cancer Awareness when worked in pink ribbon, can form a nice star and could depict a school of fish! Easy and useful!

57 Figure-Eight Knot Stitch

So good for making clovers, although you won't make any three-clover leaves, let alone four-clovers!!!

58 Twisted Shell Chain Stitch

Enjoyable and beautiful, and easy!

59 Knotted Running Stitch

This is another favourite!

60 Petal Stitch

Taking a closer look at this stitch was fun! It is easy and beautiful.

Homework:

Sunbonnet Sue likes beauty, too! Use the five stitches and stranded floss to illustrate how she spends her Saturday mornings.

Friday Homework for Lesson 59: Knotted Running Stitch

This Friday falls in the middle of Golden Week, the annual holiday in Japan, but I have managed to do my homework.

Oh, I just love the Knotted Running Stitch! I love the look of it, and the way it is worked, especially since I experienced and made an even easier way. I just turned the work around and worked towards me! SO much easier!

This is the method I showed last Sunday's lesson, with the needle going away.

I turned the work around and stitched towards me:

Here is the homework:

Aida sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

One con, the knots don't sit well on a sharp turn of the Running Stitch line (blue).

Linen Fabric:

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 59: Knotted Running Stitch

Here we are again, it's Sunday and time for another stitch at Sunday Stitch School.

A couple of weeks ago when I searched the web for information on the Figure-Eight Knot Stitch I came by the site of Sidney Eileen. She makes fantastic corsets and hand sewn medieval garments. On her tutorial page of Basic Hand Stitching she shows how to secure the thread at the end of stitching. Check it out here.

It made me think - why can this method not be used as a 'Knotted Running Stitch'? As far as I know there is no stitch called 'Knotted Running Stitch', so I will use this name for today's stitch.
If you have seen this stitch before and know its official name, please leave a comment below.

First you make a line of Running Stitches, and start the return journey by knotting each stitch with a 'mirrored S'. Like this:

Insert the needle under the last Running Stitch without biting any of the fabric.

 Keep the thread under the needle.

 Take the thread over and under the needle.

Tighten the thread and pull the needle through the knot.

Repeat with the next Running Stitch

until you have a nice line like this.

I hope you will enjoy this stitch as much as I have.
A word of warning, though, this line is made up of real KNOTS and it is hard to undo any mistake so, pay attention and keep the tension even.

Homework:
Aida Sampler
SSS Reference Chart
Linen even weave