Showing posts with label Laced Buttonhole Stitch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laced Buttonhole Stitch. Show all posts

Friday, 17 October 2025

Friday Revision Homework - Stitches: 336 - 340

Thank you for waiting patiently and giving me an extra week to complete the Revision Homework.


Sunbonnet Sue has always liked skating. I made this one in February 2018. Sue was just a little girl.



As a young teenager, she kept on skating. This time on a frozen lake, although the ice wasn't very thick... Do you think she went in or escaped a dip in the ice-cold water?





Here is a close-up of the Shadow Stitch. Can you see the pattern through the sheer fabric?



Sunday, 5 October 2025

Sunday Stitch School - Revision Stitches: 336 - 340

I have been, and will continue to be, busy. 

In my haste, I made two mistakes in some previous blog posts. The new stitches were called 329 and 330, but they are actually 339 and 340. The blog post titles have now been corrected.


The coming week will see me occupied with a lot of things other than stitching. The Sunbonnet Sue homework will have to wait for at least another week.


However, let's review the five most recent stitches. If you click on the title, you will be sent to the instructions page.

336 Shadow Stitch



A Closed Herringbone Stitch sewn on the reverse will give you two parallel lines of Back Stitch on the front. If you use, as you should, sheer fabric, you can see a shadowy pattern of swirls between the Backstitched lines.



337 Barred Witch Stitch



338 Persian Border Stitch




339 All-Over Stitch



340 Laced Buttonhole Stitch


Homework:

Make a Sunbonnet Sue motif with the five stitches. Try to have it done in two weeks.



Friday, 3 October 2025

Friday Homework for Lesson 340: Laced Buttonhole Stitch

 Oh, what fun one can have with a needle and a few strands of thread!


Aida Sampler



Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart



Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth



Sunday, 28 September 2025

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 340: Laced Buttonhole Stitch

Back to playing with the basics! Lacing is such an easy way to enhance a fundamental stitch.


Start with a row of Buttonhole Stitch.





Simply lace/whip the bottom edge without biting any of the fabric.


Anchor at the end of the line.

Voila!


Try out different types of thread, like metallic,

or wool,

or ribbon...


Homework: Add to these samplers.