Friday Homework for Lesson 40: Du Vos Stitch

Here is my homework for the Du Vos Stitch, the #40 of Sunday Stitch School's collection.

As it is an 'outline' stitch, I used it to 'draw' the edges of an oak leaf and three acorns.

The fabric is kimono silk, and the thread two strands of DMC floss.

This is a UFO, and I will fill in the leaf and acorns, turn it all into a greeting card. The picture will be posted on Wednesday for the WIPW.

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Now, with these pictures I want to clarify the difference between the Du Vos Stitch, Stem Stitch and Outline Stitch.

Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 31 - 35

Sorry to be one day late in presenting my homework. My excuse is that 'life got in the way' and just before midnight, I was simply too tired to do the blog post.

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Four of the five Sunday School Stitches used this time have Chinese or Japanese in their names.
That is why my Sunbonnet Sue is on a field trip to Asia, to Japan, to be exact.

Like so many tourists these days she has rented a kimono and is tottering along in her wooden 'geta' sandals, keeping the sun out with her waxed paper umbrella, or is it raining,  and swinging a bamboo basket bag.



First I made the sketch and planned where to use the various stitches.

Then I used a rubber molding mat and a blue fabric crayon to make a subtle pattern on the kimono.
The waxy crayon was easily set with a hot iron, and did not smear anything while I stitched the details.

This is how I used the stitches:

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 31 - 35

Today we are having another revision lesson to sum up the last five stitches.

Click on the headline to see instructions and homework.

31 Braid Stitch

 After many trials and failures I really wanted to master this stitch. Not having got my head round the printed instructions in books, I turned to Mary Corbet's Stitch Video and, hey presto, I got the hang of the stitch in seconds! The power of the moving image, eh!

A hoop/frame and good tension of fabric and thread is essential, and stitching toward me, instead of right to left, made all the difference.

It's a lovely stitch and the birthday card I used it for was much admired by the recipient and the guests at the party.



32 Chinese Cross Stitch

This H-shaped stitch is fast and fun to work and gives a nice pattern both when worked individually or in a staggered row. Here is looks very modern, don't you think?



33 Chinese Knot Stitch 
Also known as The Forbidden Stitch it IS forbiddingly small when worked with a thin thread. It is, however, not forbiddingly difficult, as it is, in principle, just half a French Knot.




34 Japanese Stitch
Although it features in Nihon Shishu (Japanese silk embroidery) I think it looks best as a canvas stitch.



35 Outline Stitch
The key to success with this stitch is checking the twist of the thread.
Z-twists work well with Outline Stitch.
Use Stem Stitch for S-twisted thread.


Homework:
Sunbonnet Sue is on a Geography field trip to Asia!
Use these items:

Friday Homework for Lesson 35: Outline Stitch

This week it was fun to do the homework!

The Outline Stitch mirrors the Stem Stitch and both (usually) make a nice and neat line - IF the right thread is used for the right stitch.

This is stitched in Z-twisted Japanese silk.

Whereas this is stitched in Coton a Broder, an S-twisted thread.

You can see how nice the Outline Stitch is for a Z twist, and how the S-twisted thread slightly untwists itself.


I made use of these two excellent crazy quilting templates by Sharon Boggon for designing.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 35: Outline Stitch

It's Sunday and time for another lesson at Sunday Stitch School.

In geography, there are a lot of lines, latitude, longitude, the Equator, the Date Line, and so on. We will devote this lesson to a line that has become a stitch, the Outline Stitch.

Can you spot the difference?

Of course you can!
The picture at the top is the Stem Stitch, where the thread is hanging downwards,
and the picture underneath is the Outline Stitch. You see how the thread is kept above the stitching line.

Mary Corbet has written a good article about the Stem Stitch vs the Outline Stitch and how an S- and a Z-twisted thread look when used for these two stitches.

Swedish name: Vänstersytt Stjälkstygn
French name: Point de Tige Contrarié

Homework:
Read the article and then create something freely using either Cotton a Broder (S-twisted)

  and/or Japanese silk (Z-twisted).

On my Aida sampler: