Friday Homework for Lesson 220: Back Stitched Herringbone Stitch

This stitch is so easy. One thing learned, though, the longer the Back Stitch, the more obvious it is. So don't make them too small or you won't really see them.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Stitch Scribble Cloth

WIPW - More Is Popping Out

The week's progress is not so great, but more IS popping out of the cornucopia.

Here is my Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

The additions I made are #64 Madam Totsuka's Tasselled Chain Stitch (light blue) and #116 Woven Long Tail Chain Stitch (orange).

I am going to cut open some of the loops of #64 later, to make real tassels.

 

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 220: Back Stitched Herringbone Stitch

Trust Sharon B at Pintangle to give you nice stitches to try. Here is her Back Stitched Herringbone Stitch. It has not yet been used as a TAST stitch so I will add it to my Sunday Stitch School collection.

As the name suggests, it is basically a Herringbone Stitch, where you add a Back Stitch like this:

Add a Back Stitch.

Add a Back Stitch.

Think of all the things you can do with those Back Stitch lines, adding beads, fringes, Buttonhole Stitch...

Homework:

Add to these samplers:

Friday Homework for Lesson 219: Two-sided Italian Cross Stitch

 I really like this as a filling stitch on the Canvas Sampler, but it is beautiful as a single row or a border stitch, too.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Sampler

Canvas Sampler

Isn't it nice?