Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 66: Berwick Stitch

Welcome to another lesson. Today we are getting to know a cousin of the Buttonhole Stitch, Berwick Stitch, which I found in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches.

Updated:
Also called Tailored Blanket Stitch according to Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials and in French, according to Mattia, Torso Festoon Point. No Swedish name to my knowledge.

Work it like this:

The closer you work the stitches the 'knottier' the line becomes. 

Keep the tension, and avoid having to unstitch - it's a knotty stitch!

Homework, as usual, add stitches to these three pieces.

More Quilts from the Show

Do you remember the show of Japanese quilts I went to the other day?
Pamela of Hokkaido Kudasai has posted pictures of many more of the quilts, including close-ups. Head over to her blog and enjoy.

Catching Up: Friday Revision Homework - Stitches 61 - 65

A day late, here is the completed Sunbonnet Sue Stitch Sampler.

While making the yellow Madam Totsuka's Tasselled Chain Stitch flowers I came up with the idea of using a pin to make the loops even.

 I am pleased with this trick and will update my instructions of #64 Madam Totsuka's Tasselled Chain (10th June, 2018).

Now you can see that the 'boob' is really a knee!

Friday Revision Homework: Stitches 61-65

Here is a bit of Sunbonnet Sue. Too many distractions have hindered my completion of this stitch sampler.
Hope to be able to post a finish tomorrow.