When I decided to feature this stitch as the stitch of the week, I thought to myself I bet people take one look at this and squawk.
The stitch this week is Algerian eye stitch and although lovely in traditional embroidery I must admit that the stitch can be a bit pedestrian until you play with it.
Or you can work part of the stitch and produce different effects. For instance here I have worked a quarter of the stitch in each corner of a square.
This is very effective particularly if you work the stitches arranged in a pattern.
You can elongate part of them, which is where I got the idea for the little flower motif.
Once you break out of the square you can literally start to think out of the box and change the shape of the stitch this means you can you can create things like hearts, of butterflies or bows or any other simple shape.
I think people will find this sample interesting as it is Algerian Eye stitch with a bead stitched in the middle.
This sample is stitched on 26 count linen in perle 12 cotton. It is not difficult to do. As I worked the stitch each time I went back into the center I took the needle through the bead.
If you pull the working thread as you stitch you can produce eyelets. This is a sample of different eyelets. This idea could be pushed as the holes produce one pattern while the stitching produces another.
Once again the challenge is:
For new hands to learn the stitch
Or
If you are an experienced stitcher take the stitch and push it a little further in a creative manner or combine this stitch with one of the stitches already covered in TAST 2012. If you have worked a sample in a previous challenge feel free to post a link in comments as it will inspire people but if you have time do try another sample and do something different and new!
How to join in
Stitch a sample, take a photograph of it, put in online in your blog, flickr site or on stitchin fingers page, swing by here and leave a comment with your full web address so people can visit and see your sample.
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Interesting work will be featured
Each week I will feature samples that participants have stitched order to draw attention to creative and interesting work. This means some work will be re-published. I will credit and link to the owners website but I assume that when you leave your link here, I have your permission to feature your work. If you do not want your work to be featured please say in the comment, you leave and I wont include it in the feature.
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Now why would we squawk ? It is a lovely stitch, and now we don’t need to do it – you have done it beautifully for us. !! Best to you. Peg
Yes Peggy people do squawk but not necessarily publicly but via email. Most are polite about it but it is a case of some wanting more crazy quilting stitches others wanting more surface stitches, others wanting stitches used in drawn work or pulled work or canvas work etc. You would be surprised however just occasionally I get an email that is not so polite. But it’s a case of not being able to please all of the people all of the time so I aim to please some of the people some of the time!
I’m not going to complain. Since you had all those Algerian eye sections on your sampler, I’ve been thinking about it and now you’ve given me a push. Don’t know that I’ll do more than try the different ways you have shown here, but who knows what that might inspire.
Great timing, it’s the perfect stitch for an embroidery I’m working on! Here’s my weekly post with old Algerian eyes:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/07/old-algerian-eyes.html
Though I have not been good about keeping up with TAST 2012 (what’s new?) I have always had the most fun with the least “promising” stitches……for me there’s more of a challenge to make something new and interesting out of something perceived as being common than mastering a more complex stitch that perhaps is not as versatile.
Hi Sharon,
I was inspired by your algerian eye stitches on your sampler. thanks for including this stitch on the challenge. my earlier worked sampler is here-
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast-2012/31-algerian-eye-stitch/
Thank you,
Chitra
Hi Sharon, I used eyelet stitch on week 14 satin stitch mandala……..and yes you’ve guessed it……I love the stitch,
so I’m certainly not complaining !!
Thank you Sharon for all that you do,
hugs
Chris richards
xxx
I have always wanted to try this stitch and this is what I needed to push to do it. Since it is a stitch that does not really lend itself the crazy quilting I have been doing I did it on paper. Just another surface I love to use.
http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.ca/
So, if people squawk or complain, is this because they have done this stitch over and over? I must be the only one on the planet then who has never played with this stitch. Thank you for creating the opportunity for me to have a go!
Carole, there are at least two of us!!
Here is my band of Algerian eyes… http://thatyankstitches.multiply.com/journal/item/343/Take-A-Stitch-Tuesday-2012-Challenge-Week-31
I’ve done this stitch a lot but never played with it before so I enjoyed altering orientation and stitch length as well as thread types.
here is my sample for this week’s challenge http://nalinihandwork.blogspot.in/2012/08/hand-embroidery-algerian-eye-stitch.html
I finished my sampler. I even did it on felt, and it worked great (but had to use a hoop this time). See it at:
http://cantheleopardchangeherspots.blogspot.com/
Thanks.
Hi Sharon & Friends, my post for the week. Thank you all.
http://embroiderland.blogspot.com.br/
Flickr’ed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/playswithfibers/7695428470/in/photostream
My sample can be seen here:
http://karrinscrazyworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-week-31-algerian-eye-stitch.html
Hello Sharon, this one also blew me away…………I love this stitch…………………..You can see my sample here…………………….
http://ellascraftcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/tast-2012-week-31-algerian-eyelet-stitch.html
hugs
Chris richards
I’ve just uploaded my sample of Algerian Eye stitch – had a lot of fun with this one.
Did it again, pushing the post button without link:
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/algerianeye
no squawking here, I enjoyed this week’s stitch
http://playfulstitching.wordpress.com
http://latha-mycreations.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-week-31-algerian-eye-stitch.html
Liked the stitch and made two sampler both on Aida and sateen.
Here are my eye stitch. An other nice stitch I didn’t practice…. http;//6stem5.canalblog.com
Hi Sharon and all,
no complaints, I appreciate learning so many different kinds of stitches. Thanks, Sharon. Here is my exercise: http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/algerian-eye-stitch?context=latest
Claudia
My stitches 29-31 weeks
http://flowerkaleidoscope.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-2012-basque-stitch-oyster-stitch.html
here is my sampler of the week:
http://dufall.blogspot.fr/
I like play with this stitch . Thanks
I’ve added to the sample I did for stitchfiles and produced another more contemporary one ,combined with my 1st attempt at cutwork
Barbara
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36140279@N03/7705926890/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36140279@N03/7705938094/in/photostream/
Hi,Sharon
Here is my work for this week.
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/red-stars-1?context=latest
I loved playing with this stitch.
http://eclecticlamb.com/2012/08/03/week-31-algerian-eye-stitch/
Voici le lien vers mon ouvrage de la semaine:
http://carrementcrazy2.canalblog.com/archives/2012/08/04/24834233.html
Here’s my example of the Algerian Eye. The shapes that can be created from this stitch seem to be endless!
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/tast-algerian-eye-stitch?context=user
hello,
I used the stitch of this week to embroider the second part of my little project. My daughter Pauline did too is row of stitch.
http://pierrespapiersciseaux.blogspot.fr/2012/08/tast-31-le-point-doeillet-algerien.html
I have done this stitch before, but no complaints from me, I’m glad for the motivation.
http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/tast-31-and-chillingham-castle.html
I used oyster stitches and Algerian eyes on a project I’m working on:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/08/block-4-oyster-stitch-algerian-eyes.html
There will be more, because I prepared a new Aida sampler to experiment with Algerian eyes.
another new stitch for me, thank you Sharon and everyone!
http://kippyssomature.blogspot.com/2012/08/stars-tast-week-31.html
Didn’t get as much done as I’d wanted to, but something is better than nothing. http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/08/04/tast-week-31
I thought I would try a different background fabric for the stitch this week. As I am a drawn thread work tragic I loved working it.
I have added it to the Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carorose/7714781000/in/pool-56846286@N00/
Cheers
Carolyn
here is my sampler for Algerian Eye Stitch..i did it on plastic canvas and put a lot of effort on this..
http://leelashobbies.blogspot.in/2012/08/tast-2012-week-31-algerian-eye-stitch.html
playing with this stitch is so easy and pretty.
I want todo some more.ofcourse later.
Now my trial is at my blog.
http://viji-crafts.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-2012-week31-algerian-eye.html
I bet I am the last to post – again! Sorry!
http://queeniepatch.blogspot.se/2012/08/tast2012-week-31.html
I’m on time this week – yay! Here’s my post about my (very small) sample of Algerian Eye stitch: http://kirajones.co.uk/?p=840
I enjoyed doing this stitch and could have done this all day. http://harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/2012/08/take-stitch-tuesday-algerian-eye-stitch.html
I stitched a 2 x 2 inch sampler on Aida:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/08/algerian-eyes.html
I enjoyed stitching this.
I had fun with this week’s stitch:
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/algerian-eye?context=album&albumId=2105845%3AAlbum%3A358782
Just discovered the TAST challenge – what a fantastic idea, and just what I need to get me stitching again. Here’s my effort http://www.flickr.com/photos/60131138@N04/7725884564/in/photostream/
My winter fabric book page for Maureen arrived, so I could write a post about it. I stitched Algerian eyes around a pulled thread snowflake:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/09/snowflake.html
Hi Sharon,
As I wanted to catch up I used this stitch to complete the flower spray which I embroidered with the knotted buttonhole stitch. The result is here: http://threads-and-patches.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-week-39-knotted-buttonhole-stitch.html