Friday Homework for Lesson 303: Tacked Herringbone Stitch

 Easy and nice!

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

WIPW - Only One Project

 In today's Work In Progress Wednesday I have only made progress on one project,

Hexablooms

If possible, I want to keep the number at even tens.  Last week, the total number of Hexablooms stood at 108. I needed to make either two or twelve more to round up the number to an even 10.

So I made 12 flowers:

There are now 120 flowers in total.

I hope to have made progress on the other projects by next Wednesday.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 303: Tacked Herringbone Stitch

Let Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials teach us the Tacked Herringbone Stitch. It is a nice variation of one of the most basic stitches.

As you can understand you have to start 

with a line of Herringbone Stitch.

As for the tacking, change to another

thread and add small upright crosses.

Method 1

Either you do the horizontal stitches first,

alternating upper and lower lines, 

and the vertical lines on the return trip.

Method 2

Or you work a line of Running Stitch

first,

and then the upright stitches.

Method 3

Or you make each cross individually.

The final result looks the same whatever method 

you use, but the Method 3 gives you the shortest 

stitches on the back, and saves thread.

Homework:

Add here.

Friday Homework for Lesson 302: Triangular Bullion Stitch

The Bullion Stitch IS difficult to make, but it does get easier with practice.

I think this triangular version is best when in a group, to form a real flower, as seen in the Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth, below.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth