WIPW - A Cornucopia Spills Out

There is only one project to show progress on for the Work In Progress Wednesday.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

One place of the design is almost like a cornucopia, so why not let it spill out lots of beautiful individual stitches? More to come next week.

#84 Star Darn Stitch (yellow), #209 Padded Cross (orange), #80 Corded Bar (teal) and #86 Anklet Stitch (beige).

Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 81 - 85

Better late than never!
At last here is the revision homework for Sunday Stitch School's stitches no 81 to 85.

I decided to use a traditional Sunbonnet Sue design this time.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 81 - 85

We have completed another set of five stitches and it is time for a revision.
Click on the headlines to read about and learn each stitch.

81 Reversed Fly Stitch
Easy. Two Fly Stitches are stitched together, either entwined or just touching.

82 Bokhara Couching
A filling stitch that can be neat and even, or free form, depending on the fabric you stitch on.

83 Mennonite Tack Stitch
A quilting stitch used for frugal, quick and utilitarian quilting.

84 Star Darn Stitch
Much easier than it looks. Perfect for Christmas ornaments.

85 Wrapped Cross Stitch
NOT a favorite stitch of mine, but quite plump and outstanding.

Homework:
Use these five stitches to make a Sunbonnet Sue Sampler picture.
This time I are sticking to the traditional style with a young and chubby Sue.

Friday Homework for Lesson 84: Star Darn Stitch

The last homework for 2018:

Star Darn Stitch on
Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart


Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth

Easy, fun and beautiful!

Thank you for your support and comments during 2018.

Looking forward to seeing you in January 2019.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 84: Star Darn Stitch

We are now in the middle of winter and it is soon time for a break from school.

There will be no lessons for two weeks over Christmas and New Year, but before that, we have one last lesson in 2018, and as Christmas is approaching, how about a Star?

So the last stitch of the year will be Star Darn Stitch, which I found in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroider Stitches.

It is a five-pointed star and is also known as Woven Star.
Updated: Mattia tells me the French name in her book of Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches is Etoile de David. A Star of David, though has SIX points, so it is very surprising.

Work it like this:

Set the five points of the star.

Come out at 1

In at 2

Out at 3

 In at 1
Out at 4

Weave the working thread over and under like the picture below

In at 5

Out at 2

Weave the thread and go in at 4

Out at 3

 Weave the thread and go in at 5

You now have a beautiful star.

Homework for Friday:
Sprinkle stars on these three projects.
Hand in your last homework of the year by Friday 21st December.