Sunday Stitch School - Revision: Stitches 346 - 350

 Sue, Sunbonnet Sue! It's time to come out to play!

Yes, we have five stitches to review, and then we can make a Sunbonnet Sue sampler.

Click on the title for each stitch to get to the instructions.

346 Double Lazy Daisy Stitch

347 John Stitch

348 Freeform Cross Stitch

349 Lantern Stitch

350 Over-Under Cross Stitch

Homework:

Illustrate the stitches with Sunbonnet Sue.

Friday Homework for Lesson 350: Over-Under Cross Stitch

 This stitch is easy and quick. It looks more complicated than it is.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

WIPW - A Good Start

The first Work In Progress Wednesday report of 2026 has several projects to report on.

Hexablooms

The flimsy is now made up of 281 hexagonal flower blocks. 12 of them are attached to each other but not to the row above. Then I need 16 more blocks to make up a full rectangle of 11 x 27 blocks. Once that is done, I will continue to add another couple of rows.

Slowly and steadily, I'm getting there.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Sampler

I have picked up on the slack by adding #349 Lantern Stitch and #350 Over and Under Cross Stitch.

Lantern Stitch Experiment

I was trying to use the Lantern Stitch to make a white rice paper and bamboo lantern, the kind that was so popular in the 70s.

The experiment did not go altogether well - maybe I should have used plain weave for the foundation...

The Year of the Horse

I needed to stitch a horse to celebrate that 2026 is the Year of the Horse, and got started on stitching a traditional wooden horse from the northern parts of Sweden. They are traditionally painted in vibrant colours so I will have to take out everything in my thread box.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 350: Over-Under Cross Stitch

The first stitch for 2026 will be a type of cross stitch that I found on Farzana's Embroidery. You can see her video here:

Like most of these 'short' mobile phone videos, this one is too speedy. 

For a slower step-by-step tutorial, have a look at my photos below:

First, you need four simple stitches. 

Change to a different colour thread.

After you have made three loops, 

anchor the stitch.

Come out again, to work the horisontal loops.

From now on, you need to pay attention to 

whether you have to go over or under the 

vertical loops.

Here you can see how the working thread

is weaving over and under the vertical loops.

After three loops, anchor the stitch.

The completed cross. Isn't it neat?

Homework:

Add here.