Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 211 - 215

 At last, the pandemic seems to have taken a holiday, and so can Sue.

Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 211 - 215

Five weeks and five stitches pass by so quickly! Now it is time to look back and review the five latest stitches. Click on the title for a link to the instructions.

211 Holly Braid Stitch

A historic stitch that takes you back to the Tudors. With the help of Rachel of VirtuoSew Adventures I have worked this elegant braid stitch into a nice linear stitch. It looks complicated, but actually it is easier than you think.

212 Loose Frech Knots

On the other hand, here IS an easy stitch. Chubby and free.

213 Zig-zag Whipped Back Stitch

Here is a  chance to be cruel, without hurting anyone - whip the back (stitch)!

214 Threaded Blanket Stitch

Bridge building!

215 Up and Down Crossed Buttonhole Stitch

I got this beautiful stitch from Annet of Fat-Quarter. Impressive, both in looks and ease of stitching.

Homework.

Time to make another Sunbonnet Sue. What will she be doing, how will she be dressed and where will she be.... Just wait and see.

Friday Homework for Lesson 214: Threaded Blanket Stitch

This stitch gives us a chance to play with various threads. The threaded part especially is where the more challenging threads, fuzzy ones, knotted ones, thick ones and so on, can be used.

However, a foundation fabric with a good grid will give you a better Blanket Stitch base to work on, as you can see on the Aida Sampler.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Sampler

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 214: Threaded Blanket Stitch

Like last week, we are again going to use two threads/colours. 

The stitch is called Threaded Blanket Stitch and basically it  is made up of two opposite rows of Buttonhole Stitch, that are later threaded together in an attractive way.

I learned it from Anita at Artistic Fingers. See her excellent tutorial here. 

Or use my picture step-by-step instructions below.

Make a row of Buttonhole Stitch with even spacing and height.

Turn the work and make a mirror image of the first row, BUT

make every third leg higher.

Make sure each end of the row has two shorter legs, and anchor.

Change to a contrasting thread/colour. See the picture for 

the place where to come out.

Take the needle under the two first short legs, without 

biting the fabric. Work from left to right.

Next take the needle under the first long leg in the 

bottom row. Work from right to left, creating a loop.

Return to the top row, take the thread under two short legs...

and continue alternating between the two rows.

Until you have this pattern. Anchor at the end of the top row.

Doesn't it look a bit like an arched bridge reflected in the river below?

Homework:

Play with these samplers.