Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 292: Semi Diamond Chain Stitch

Watching embroidery tutorials on YouTube is addictive. Many interesting and beautiful stitches and stitch combinations are being introduced there. Unfortunately, many of them have no names.

Such is the case with today's stitch, which I have named Semi Diamond Chain Stitch as it is made up of two Lazy Daisy stitches joined to a V-shaped stitch, thereby forming a diamond of two kinds of stitches. Should you know of an official name, please let me know in the comments below.

Here is the YouTube video by Sun Embroidery. Semi Diamond Chain Stitch is the first of the many border stitches, it can be seen on the far left in the picture below.

Here is my photo tutorial:

Make a diagonal Lazy Daisy Stitch.

Anchor it.

Make one more, from the same starting point but leaning in the other direction.

Instead of anchoring, make an upside-down Fly Stitch.

Instead of extending a 'leg' on the Fly Stitch, start all over again to make another Semi Diamond Chain Stitch.

You can anchor the stitch, either at this point, or...

make two more Lazy Daisy stitches and anchor each at the top.

Homework:

Add Semi Diamond Chain Stitch to the Aida and the Mottled Wool Samplers and the Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart. However, this reference chart is now full so a new one must be prepared.

Friday Homework for Lesson 291: Kamal Kadai Basic Stitch

This stitch takes time - but the result is usually good. 

The 'skeleton' is easier on Aida than on the mottled wool scribble cloth where marking is very difficult. However, the weaving part was most difficult on the Aida. Strange, isn't it?

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

WIPW - A Few More Studs

Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

I added #289 Threaded Herringbone.

The Green Man

got a few more studs. The remaining areas can be seen here.

Hexablooms

Five more hexagon flowers were stitched and a handful of cardboard hexagons were cut.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 291: Kamal Kadai Basic Stitch

Here is a classic Indian embroidery style - Kamal Kadai. I have seen this version of the Woven Trellis Stitch many times on the internet and felt it was time to try it.

Today's instructions are based on Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, where you can see her excellent step-by-step instructions here.

Here is my photo guide:

Mark four corners with an odd number of stitch points each. I chose seven.

Start by stitching two opposite corners in the Rhodes Stitch style.

Work the other two corner in the same way.

Tie the threads together with a Cross Stitch in the centre.

Now start weaving

At this point skip the two outer warp threads, i.e. weave over five threads.

When only the absolute corner thread remains, wrap it a couple of times until it is covered. Anchor.

Here is an example with different threads. Pink Perle 8, Variegated Perle 8, yellow Perle 5 and orange thick tapestry wool.

Homework: Add to the samplers