Revision Homework - Stitches 321 - 325

 Here, Sunbonnet Sue is at work. She is on a photo assignment at an art gallery.

Other stitches used are Stem Stitch and Split Stitch.

I don't know anyone who changes her hairstyle and hair colour as often as Sue does!

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 321 - 325

 Let's review the latest stitches.

321 Cornucopia Chain Stitch

It's a charming and easy stitch.

322 Open Linked Chain Stitch

It looks more complicated than it is.

323 Maltese Cross Stitch

This IS complicated, but once you get used to it, at least it gets EASIER.

324 Raised Spider Chain Stitch

You can choose how much padding you want underneath the spider's web. For a really high dome, use wadding instead of a build-up of thread.

325 Long and Short Stitch

This elegant type of embroidery requires a bit of practice. I am glad I finally added it to the collection of stitches, as it is one of the basic stitches.

Homework:

Let's Sunbonnet Sue illustrate the five stitches.

Friday Homework for Lesson 324: Raised Spider Daisy Stitch

I used two methods to raise the foundation for this stitch. 

1) I followed the instructions of Needle 'n Thread by piling straight stitches on top of each other.

2) I also used a ball of wadding to lift up the Spider Daisy Stitch.

Aida Sampler

The problem with Aida is that you have that grid of fixed holes. For this stitch, you need to spread the stitches differently, so I had to stitch in between the holes.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Working on the plain weave was easy peasy. The angle of the photo does not show the dome like swelling, but it is there.

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

It was on this mottled wool foundation fabric that I used a ball of wadding instead of making that pile-up of stitches.

The result was a higher dome shape.

It was more impressive than the stitched padding.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 324: Raised Spider Daisy Stitch

Today, we are going to learn from one of the best embroidery teachers there is - Mary Corbet of Needle 'n Thread.

Mary always encourages her readers to play with stitches and has created a series of tutorials called Stitch Fun.

Here at Sunday Stitch School, we previously learned one of her Stitch Fun stitches, #144 Raised Daisy Stitch and now it is time for the Raised Spider Daisy Stitch.

It is a cousin of, or at least looks similar to,  TAST #115 Whipped Long Tail Chain Stitch, but note that today's stitch is not based on the Long Tail Chain, but the Lazy Daisy Stitch.

Please check out Mary Corbet's Stitch Fun tutorial here.

or follow my photo instructions:

On your fabric, mark a circle and 

a point for each Lazy Daisy Stitch.

Starting from the middle, work a few short

Surface Straight Stitches.

Then change the stitch direction and 

stitch over the previous stitches.

Gradually increase the length of the stitches.

You have soon covered the circle with 

a little hill.

By using Surface Straight Stitch, you avoid 

building up a hill on the back.

Now exit from the centre of the hill.

Make Lazy Daisy Stitches.

Keep them loose and airy.

Change to a different coloured thread for 

the wrapping. Come out in the middle of 

the hill and place the thread between two petals,

(1 and 8).

Go under the first Lazy

Daisy Stitch 1.

Make a Back Stitch over 1 and 2.

You have thus wrapped the first LDS (1).

Repeat this process with 2 and 3 in the same way.

Go on to 3 and 4, and so on.

Gradually, you will see the ribs forming.

Stop when you have covered the hill.

Anchor underneath the hill.

Hm, this hill is not that high... If I had added

more padding stitches, it would have been

more impressive...

Never mind, it is still quite a nice stitch.

Homework: Add to the samplers