Sunbonnet Sue works in a laboratory and has developed both the cure (green bottle) and the vaccine (orange bottle). Isn't she worth the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine 2020?
Showing posts with label Point a la Minute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Point a la Minute. Show all posts
Thursday, 19 March 2020
Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 121 - 125
These are times of global distress. We urgently need help to fight the Corona virus.
Sunbonnet Sue works in a laboratory and has developed both the cure (green bottle) and the vaccine (orange bottle). Isn't she worth the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine 2020?
For the other stitches I used Stem Stitch.
Sunbonnet Sue works in a laboratory and has developed both the cure (green bottle) and the vaccine (orange bottle). Isn't she worth the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine 2020?
Saturday, 14 March 2020
Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 121 - 125
Time to revise five Sunday Stitch School stitches.
Click on the title to go to the instructions and homework.
121 Point à la Minute
I must admit that I misread the instructions and made this stitch up with eight wrapped Straight Stitch placed in a double cross formation.
Later I realised the wrapping should travel from one Straight Stitch to the other on the surface of the fabric, and thereby joining the stitches together into a proper cross.
See them both here:
Personally I will accept both, and definitely favour the wrong version!
122 Needle Weaving Bar
Woven stitches like the Open Base Picots add a lot of interest to free form embroidery and Stumpwork. That stitch can be used for petals that need to stand up.
On the other hand, a Needle Weaving Bar is always anchored but can be twisted or arched. Easy to do and with dramatic effect.
123 Indian Edging Stitch
Here we have an exotic stitch that looks complex and complicated. It is neither! Once you get the hang of it, your hands and brain can be put in auto pilot - a self stitching stitch!
124 Laced Wheel Stitch
If you want to make impressive flowers, here is a great stitch. Again it looks more complex and complicated than it is. Vary the size, length of the six Straight Stitches, the amount of wraps and of course the thread, and you can make a whole flowering meadow of various flowers.
125 Carina's Knot Stitch
A cousin of the French Knot and Colonial Knot, this is a useful stitch. The dimple in the middle of the knot can be used a s a cup for other knots or beads.
Homework:
Sunbonnet Sue, what do you make out of these five stitches?
Click on the title to go to the instructions and homework.
121 Point à la Minute
I must admit that I misread the instructions and made this stitch up with eight wrapped Straight Stitch placed in a double cross formation.
Later I realised the wrapping should travel from one Straight Stitch to the other on the surface of the fabric, and thereby joining the stitches together into a proper cross.
See them both here:
122 Needle Weaving Bar
Woven stitches like the Open Base Picots add a lot of interest to free form embroidery and Stumpwork. That stitch can be used for petals that need to stand up.
On the other hand, a Needle Weaving Bar is always anchored but can be twisted or arched. Easy to do and with dramatic effect.
123 Indian Edging Stitch
Here we have an exotic stitch that looks complex and complicated. It is neither! Once you get the hang of it, your hands and brain can be put in auto pilot - a self stitching stitch!
124 Laced Wheel Stitch
If you want to make impressive flowers, here is a great stitch. Again it looks more complex and complicated than it is. Vary the size, length of the six Straight Stitches, the amount of wraps and of course the thread, and you can make a whole flowering meadow of various flowers.
125 Carina's Knot Stitch
A cousin of the French Knot and Colonial Knot, this is a useful stitch. The dimple in the middle of the knot can be used a s a cup for other knots or beads.
Homework:
Sunbonnet Sue, what do you make out of these five stitches?
Friday, 14 February 2020
Friday Homework for Lesson 121: Point â la Minute
Finding new and unusual stitches to try out is fun, it is not so fun to realise one has made a silly mistake in reading the instructions!
That is what I learned from my homework this time!
While wrapping the eight Straight stitches one should let the thread travel on the front instead of anchoring it. The result will be a proper cross.
I am sorry for the incorrect instructions in last Sunday's lesson.
Having said that, I personally think the wrong way is prettier, and the wraps sit much better when they are anchored at the beginning and end of each Straight Stitch.
Therefor I have let myself off the hook and here show two versions of Point â la Minute.
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
That is what I learned from my homework this time!
While wrapping the eight Straight stitches one should let the thread travel on the front instead of anchoring it. The result will be a proper cross.
Having said that, I personally think the wrong way is prettier, and the wraps sit much better when they are anchored at the beginning and end of each Straight Stitch.
Therefor I have let myself off the hook and here show two versions of Point â la Minute.
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth
This stitch has a bitter after taste, I don't think I like it very much. Sigh!
Sunday, 9 February 2020
Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 121: Point á la Minute
Welcome to the first stitch in a set of five new embroidery stitches.
Today we are looking at a cousin of the Wrapped Cross Stitch (stitch #85).
Here is Sunday Stitch School stitch number 121, Point á la Minute.
I have come across it in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, where it is worked in two colours, as well as various embroidery blogs.
It is best worked in a thread with a good twist, like Perle.
Make a cross out of eight Straight stitches.
Anchor and continue with the next Straight Stitch.
Today we are looking at a cousin of the Wrapped Cross Stitch (stitch #85).
Here is Sunday Stitch School stitch number 121, Point á la Minute.
I have come across it in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, where it is worked in two colours, as well as various embroidery blogs.
It is best worked in a thread with a good twist, like Perle.
Make a cross out of eight Straight stitches.
Come out in the same hole as the blue thread and wrap the first Straight Stitch.
Anchor and continue with the next Straight Stitch.
I think it would be better to use the same colour thread, to avoid the blue thread peeping through.
Homework is as usual, to work the Aida Sampler, the Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart and the Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth.
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