I have to say, I’m really enjoying participating in the weekly TAST Stitch Challenges. I’m learning about a whole lot of new stitches, some completely new to me, and others variations on stitches I have used before. And it’s challenging me to use a range of different threads. I haven’t bought any new ones, I’m …
TAST 2016 Stitch 32 – Raised Cross stitch Flower Read More »
This was a really lovely stitch, and one that shows what a difference a small change can make to the overall stitch! I would call this a stitch a ‘buttonhole stitch with a variation’. You do have to ‘squint’ a bit on my sample to see this variation, but it is there, I promise! This …
Wow the weeks fly by! The next TAST Stitch already. Like with most of the stitches so far, I really enjoyed this one. It is a reasonably straight forward variation to a standard chain stitch, and you may have already stitched it without ever knowing! I am starting to understand why samplers are completed without …
TAST Stitch 30 – Long Legged Detached Chain Stitch Read More »
And after a few weeks of playing catch up, I’m back on track with the weekly TAST challenge! This week’s stitch was Barb stitch. It feels like an adaption of buttonhole stitch, and is easy to work if you can stitch buttonhole stitch. The biggest challenge I faced with this stitch was where to place it …
I almost caught up, and then got left behind again! Not to worry, catch up is in full swing. Stitch 28 of the TAST 2016 challenge is Vandyke Stitch. I think I was determined to like this stitch, based purely on it’s name! I’m not sure what it is about the word ‘Vandyke’, but I …