You take a LONG strand of thread and work Hoshidome Stitch on a piece of fabric. It is quick work and the LONG thread is soon used up. Looking at the surface you can not understand where the LONG thread disappeared to, as only 1% of the thread is visible.
Well, turn the embroidery around and on the back, you will see 99% of the remaining thread!
Aida Sampler
Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart
Finally, we have come to the quilting of the Green Man. There is very little quilting in many of the blocks themselves but the border has a meandering leafy pattern à la William Morris.
Before I started the quilting I drew in the stem and leaves, then I used a thin brush and a diluted bleach solution to follow the drawn line. I then quilted using a short Running Stitch.
Taking out the quilt from the closet to write the story of the Green Man and to document the various techniques I have used, I wanted to show off the quilting line more.
As I can never say no to embroidery I decided to use the Running Stitch as a base and make the stitches more prominent. What better to do than whipping them?
I've had another busy week and my Work In Progress Wednesday report contains only the
Mandala
on which I have added just a few more stitches. I am slowly completing the Boucle stitching on the edge, though.
Hoshidome Stitch （星止） is basically a Back Stitch. Each stitch is spaced widely apart on the top, leaving just a tiny dot. This will look like a star, especially when stitched with white thread on black silk. Most of the thread will of course be hidden at the back of the fabric.
There are some photos at NunoLove.
Here are mine:
On the front.
Homework: Add Hoshidome here.
