Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 311: Seed Stitch

2025 got off to a bad start with fatigue and one setback after another. Finally, I am ready to re-open Sunday Stitch School again.

While resting and gaining my strength back, I reviewed my stitch collection. Several of the basic stitches had not yet been included. 

Back in July 2021, I introduced stitch #177 Double Seed Stitch. However, I should have started with the single version, so let's do that today.

Therefore, this week's stitch is Seed Stitch, also known as Seeding Stitch and Speckling Stitch, according to Reader's Digest Complete Book of Embroidery. 

In Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches, its other names are Seed Filling Stitch and Isolated Back Stitch.

It's an easy stitch, you simply scatter a number of short Straight Stitches, 

in various directions over an area to be filled.

Homework: Add here

Sunday Stitch School - Still Closed

 I'm sorry, but I need another week of sick leave and rest.

Sunday Stitch School - Sick Leave

Sorry, but there is no new stitch for Sunday Stitch School today. The teacher is on sick leave. Hope to be well and back by next Sunday.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2025 is the Year Of The Snake according to the Chinese zodiac, which is also followed in Japan.

This snake was made in May 2012, when I had just learned 17 new stitches in Sharon Boggon's TAST (Take A Stitch Tuesday). The orange markings of the snake are made with TAST #17 Crossed Buttonhole Stitch.

The snake is a symbol of prosperity and in these times of high inflation and endless price hikes, let's hope for a more stable economic situation in 2025. 

I also wish that peace, stability and health will prosper all over the world. 

My final wish is that Queenie's Needlework will be prosperous and that my quilting and embroidery will flourish.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my readers.

For more about the Snake year, go to Hokkaido Kudasai