Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 76 - 80

It is time to review these stitches:

76 Loopy Flower Stitch
Once you get the hang of it, it is easy. The loops say 'Touch Me', but you shouldn't - they are easily snagged on anything!

77 Tied Herringbone Stitch
This stitch is worth playing around with as you have two threads. I recommend using a thinner thread on top.

78 Interlaced Chain Stitch
This should be nicknamed Worm Stitch!

79 Crown Stitch
This was an easy stitch with instant style and elegance.

80 Corded Bar
Another easy stitch that adds a lot of height and structure to your embroidery.

Homework:
Let Sunbonnet Sue showcase these five stitches.

A peep at the sketch. Now what is that?

Friday Homework for Lesson 80: Corded Bar

I stand by my opinion that this is an easy stitch!

Having said that, I must admit that there are easier and less easy ways to stitch.
For the Corded Bar I found that if I stitched away from me, the working thread was easer to hold on to for the wrapping.

The result on the Teal Wool Tailoring Scribble Cloth.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

WIPW - Sidetracked

Oh, how quickly Wednesday turns up again!
Since last week I have been busy and my projects were sidetracked by other things. Then before I had time to publish this blog post, someone got ill, and now it is already Thursday.
Not so much to show for Work In Progress (Wednesday) Thursday.

Crazy for Crazy
I just added a few beads.

Cathedral Windows

I inserted six more pieces and now have a total of 18 completed.

Stumpwork Portrait

I have been working on a new stumpwork portrait. Here is a peek view.

While I made the labels, with numbers and names, for the Sunday Stitch Schools Reference Chart last week, I also made a set of new labels to iron onto my projects. This is now on the back of my stumpwork portrait.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 80: Corded Bar

Welcome to stitch number 80 at Sunday Stitch School. Today we turn to Mary Thomas and her trusty Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches where I found Corded Bar.

There are two kinds, one used for Cut Work and Drawn Work. Then the stitch is usually known as Overcast Bar or Twisted Bar.
Mattia gave me the French names: Bride Surjetée or Bride Double
la semaine dernière c'était le "point de couronne".

We, however, are going to use it free form as an isolated stitch on Aida, linen, plain weave, felt, velvet or any other fabric of your choice.

First you make a bar of Straight Stitch (Satin Stitch) in a set of six, close together.

Then you whip the six strands together without biting the fabric.

Easy, wouldn't you say?
In free form you can of course make the stitches longer or shorter, thicker or thinner. Just change the number of stitches in the foundation bar, it doesn't have to be six.

Homework:
Aida Sampler
SSS Reference Chart
Teal Tailoring Wool Scribble Cloth