Friday Revision Homework - Stitches: 141 - 145

 Sunbonnet Sue has lost her bonnet - it blew out to sea when she was on-board a cruise ship. 

Sue's Chopstick Stitch dress took a long time to stitch. I marked the even weave fabric with erasable pen as there were no holes or grid in the weave to guide me. I like how the unevenness in the pattern make the dress flutter in the wind.

As for the life buoy, well the Raised Daisy Stitch is a real glutton, gobbling up both thread and time.

Personally I love Sue's stylish hair, the Feathered Zig-zag Stitch is upside down, but looks great as windswept hair. Thank you, Rachel for this stitch.

A linear stitch was needed for the railing and I was happy to have  the Ainu Running Stitch, Ieshininninu Chieshirokochu for that. 

Roll Chain Stitch became a belt.

Outlines for Sue's body and dress, and the shoes, were made with Stem Stitch.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 141 - 145

Time to have another look at the last five stitches, and make a summery Sunbonnet Sue sampler.

Click on the titles to see my instructions and homework for each stitch.

141 Feathered Zig-zag Chain Stitch

This is a good example of how we can invent new stitches. Rachel of Virtuosewadventures made this useful and funny one - linked paper clips or plants, maybe.

142 Ieshininninu Chieshirokochu Stitch 

This is a good example of how we can learn from other cultures. The indigenous people of Hokkaido, northern Japan, the Ainu, use this stitch for their costumes, as I learned from this book, by Sanae Ogawa.

143 Chopstick Stitch

This is a good example of how we can benefit from reading stitching blogs. Shannon of Badasscrossstitch posted good instructions for this beautiful canvas stitch.

144 Raised Daisy Stitch

This is a good example of how to play with stitches. Mary Corbet of Needle 'n Thread's section of Stitch Fun is full of inspiration for how to play with and transform basic stitches.

145 Roll Chain Stitch

This is a good example of how good photos and videos can bridge language barriers. The Japanese text on Miharu's　'えっ？こんな刺繍ができちゃうの！？' blog or the Indian narration on several YouTube videos cause no barrier when the images are clear.

Homework:

Make another scene from one of Sunbonnet Sue's adventures using these five stitches.

Friday Homework for Lesson 144: Raised Daisy Stitch

This is such a delightful stitch, although it takes some time to do the basic stitching before you can cover it with Lazy Daisy Stitch.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch Reference Chart

Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

Here you can see how nice the stitch looks on a curved bar. I love the little 'dots' along the line where the stitch has been anchored.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 144: Raised Daisy Stitch

Hello, it's Sunday and time for a new stitch, or should I say a new treatment of an old stitch.

Anyone who is familiar with Mary Corbet and her Needle n' Thread might have seen this new way of using Lazy Daisy, or Detached Chain Stitch. Read about Raising Up the Daisy Stitch by clicking on the link. Enjoy her clear pictures and the neat stitches.

Basically for this week's stitch you make a ring of many layers of Stem or Split Stitch, and over those you add Detached Chain Stitch.

My thinking is that you can just as well make a straight or curved line of padding and cover them with Detached Chain Stitch.

Here are my photo instructions for a circle.

Mark two circles on your fabric.

Work a circle of Stem Stitch (or Split Stitch)

inwards from the outer edge .

After you have filled the marked area,
build more stitches on top.
Try for a doughnut or lifebuoy shape.

Now place Lazy Daisy Stitch over 

the rounded shape.

First make North, South, East and West.
Then add the stitches in between.

Until you have something like this.

Mary Corbet added Straight Stitch to cover the gaps, and filled the void in the centre with  French Knots.

Homework:
Play around with this shape here: