Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 111 - 115

To sum up the five most recent stitches done at Sunday Stitch School, here is Sunbonnet Sue. She has lost her bonnet, or is it hidden behind all those leaves?

Had it been a summer scene I could have swarmed her with Chained Sheaf Stitch 'butterflies' instead of leaves, but I decided to stick to the season and use the leaves instead

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 111 - 115

Welcome to Sunday Stitch School. It is time to look back on the last five stitches we have learned and revise them.
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111 E Laced Edging
This is a very pretty stitch. As well as charming, it is easy to make.

However, its original name evoked strong feelings ('slur for inuit people'). I have shortened the name of the stitch and just kept the initial letter, as 'E' can stand for anything beginning with E, like Embroidery or Energetic, Easy or Elegant....

Anyway, this is what it looks like.

112 Raised Close Herringbone Stitch

Perfect for making leaves! Quick and easy to make.

113 Knotted Chain Stitch
It was lovely to find another member of the Chain family.
Better work this stitch with a thread of good twist, like Perle.

114 Ship's Ladder Stitch
This stitch looks so easy, but was tricky to get even. Better stitch on counted weave.

I have been wondering about its name. Who would manage to climb onboard a ship on a ladder like this? A very skilled pilot? Was this ladder invented to trick pirates into sliding off the rungs and never be able to plunder the ship?
Actually I think the Ship's Ladder Stitch ought to be called 'Ship's Mast Stitch', don't you?

115 Chained Sheaf Stitch

This is an easy and fun way to make butterflies, or other winged creatures.

Homework: 

Let Sunbonnet Sue come out to play.

Friday Homework for Lesson 112: Raised Close Herringbone Stitch

A great stitch! Easy and quick to do, and you get instant satisfaction. The only con is that it uses up a lot of thread.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 112: Raised Close Herringbone Stitch

In Japan autumn is here and leaves are falling off the trees. In other parts of the world it is spring and leaves are budding and unfolding.

So how about a nice leaf stitch to celebrate the seasonal changes?

Raised Close Herringbone Stitch is just such a nice stitch. I found it in A-Z of Embroidery Stitches 2.

Work it like this:
Mark a leaf design on the fabric.
Make a vertical Straight Stitch at the bottom.
Take the needle out at the tip of the leaf.

Go under the Straight Stitch without picking up any of the fabric, from right to left.

Then take a horisontal stitch from right to left at the top.

Go under the Straight Stitch again, 

and again, and again, and again...
following the shape of the leaf.

until you have filled in the whole leaf.

Add a Straight Stitch for the stalk.

Homework:
these three samplers want some leaves!