Friday 15 March 2024

Friday Revision Homework

 The Sunbonnet Sue stitch sampler I am making for stitches 276 - 280, won't be completed until next week. As you can see, I've started the work but, sorry to say, I just have too many other things to deal with at the moment...



Wednesday 13 March 2024

WIPW - A Bookmark

Work In Progress Wednesday: I had to make another birthday present and also did some work on the 

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

where I added #235 Barred Herringbone Stitch (in red and green) and #273 Chained Wheatear Stitch (blue).


This is the sampler at this stage. To catch up on all the stitches worked so far, there are twenty stitches left to do, and then there are the new stitches that we haven't learned yet...

A Bookmark

was made and sent as a birthday present. 



Sunday 10 March 2024

Sunday Stitch School - Revision Stitches 276 - 280

 After a bit of a break, it is time to review the last five stitches. Click the names of the stitches to get to the instructions.

276 Alternating Wheatear Stitch

This is an attractive version of the standard Wheatear Stitch.








277 Open Back Stitch

Here is another of the basic embroidery stitches that has been slightly altered.







278 Reversed Palestrina Stitch

If you are left-handed, then this stitch must be easier than the traditional Palestrina Stitch. 












279 Spinal Double Stitch 

Tricky and complex and if you just work the stitch halfway through, you get another attractive stitch. Why not try it out?




















280 Flower Loop Stitch

I would say that this stitch is a set of Buttonhole Bars made into arches and shaped into flower petals...











Homework:

Sunbonnet Sue is daydreaming somewhere...

I bet this hint, the back of the work, won't give you any obvious answer.



Wednesday 6 March 2024

WIPW - The Tricky One

I added only one set of stitches for the Work In Progress Wednesday report. On the 

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler 

I worked a curved line of #89 Chequered Chain Band - one of the most complicated stitches in my collection. However, as it is such a pretty stitch it is worth struggling to complete it.

It's similar to Magic Chain but is stitched over a set of straight stitches. Here you can play with three different colours.