We have an interesting stitch this week as I have chosen Cast on stitch for the Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge. Most people are introduced to this stitch via Brazilian embroidery but it can and often is used in other highly textured forms of contemporary embroidery too.
It is a fantastic if a little time consuming stitch but worth the effort. It really produces a 3D element to a piece. Cast on stitch forms little loops that sit proud against the background fabric.
Directions on how to work caston stitch are in my stitch dictionary. Some people will find Mary Corbet’s video instructions useful too.
The flowers at the base of this unicorn are cast on stitch.
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.
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.
Any special rules?
There are no rules but I do have a request, please link back here.
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.
Further information
If you need further information on the challenge a list of stitches covered so far or directions on how to participate please visit the TAST FAQ page.
You can read back through TAST articles by browsing Challenges - Take a Stitch Tuesday category
Other groups and networks
You can also share your explorations with other members on the social network site of your choice. There is a Facebook TAST 2012 page, stitchin fingers group and the flickr TAST site. All these sub groups are set up at request of members
An old fragment where I’ve used cast-on stitch before…posted here for what it’s worth, because I have been very bad about keeping up and making new samples for TAST.
http://smallestforest.net/2012/08/07/httpwp-mepeep9-sa/
Hi Sharron,
Just happened to be working on that same stitch.
I have put a photo up on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carorose/7728922394/in/pool-56846286@N00/
And on my blog
http://www.carorose.typepad.com
Have a good week
Carolyn
Fun to stitch while watching the twisting summersaults off the pommel horse last night.
http://yarngoddess.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/embroidered-ball/
I like the pansies! They are still on my to-do-list (you showed how to make them in one of your classes), so maybe this week I try them. Here’s my weekly post with old cast on stitches:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/08/old-cast-on-stitches.html
I love this stitch! Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention! http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.ca/
I’ve not yet stitched this week up, but finally at least, posted a update on my sampler for TAST 2012! Take a look:
http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/2012/08/project-update-on-the-tast-stitch-sampler
Very much inspired by you Sharon, and your posts about “samplers” – and with each week’s stitch it grows!
I caught up . Feels good.
I have some old work and current at WordPress.
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyqstitcher/
I did the regular form, the up & down and the double. The hardest part was that the milliner’s needle has a point, so I kept sticking myself as I tried to cast on the stitches. I don’t like this stitch !
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/albums/tast-2012
Here’s the better link http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/cast-on?context=album&albumId=2105845%3AAlbum%3A358782
Kathryn, that makes two of us with scarred fingers and a dislike for this stitch. It seems like a lot of trouble for just a little blob of colour. Cheers, Carole A in the UK
You can see my cast on stitch rose on my blog!
http://6stem5.canalblog.com
Hi Sharon, A lovely stitch to play with……..You can see my sample here………………..
http://ellascraftcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/tast-2012-week-32-cast-on-stitch.html
hugs
Chris Richards
xxxxx
Sharon – Here is my cast-on stitch project. I haven’t done this stitch before, so thank you for introducing it to me.
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/summers-bloom?context=album&albumId=2105845%3AAlbum%3A493566
Here’s a pic that shows a little more detail.
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/summers-bloom-cast-on-stitch-tast?context=user
Voci le lien vers mon petit travail de la semaine: cast on stitch..un très joli point en relief
Voici le lien vers mon petit travail de la semaine: cast on stitch..un très joli point en relief
http://carrementcrazy2.canalblog.com/archives/2012/08/08/24858286.html
Sharon, What have you done to me! Despite decorating the hall and sorting out the garden I have become obsessed with this stitch!! More time consuming than I thought but, SO worth it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/36140279@N03/7748226638/in/photostream
Barbara
I’ve done a cast on stitch for knitting but not in embroidery before.
http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/tast-32-bowl-and-olympics.html
My sampler for Week 32 “Cast on stitch”.
http://latha-mycreations.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-week-32-cast-on-stitch.html
Hello Sharon, I had emergency surgery three months ago and have not been able to participate in the challenge as I had agreed. I have not been on the computer before to be able to apologize. I like to quit once I make a commitment.
Saying this I am going to try to sew along now, but do not know if I will be able to finish the year. Thank you for all you hard work. I have enjoyed all you have done to further the love of embroidery. Sincerely Kathy
sorry it was suppose to say : I do NOT like to quit once I make a commitment.
Kathy great to see you back and well. I am sure you will catch up!
Here’s my TAST sample for this week and last week’s together, including a photo of a piece I did with the cast-on stitch ten years ago. http://debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-weeks-31-and-32.html
I like this stitch
http://flowerkaleidoscope.blogspot.com/2012/08/tast-2012week-32-cast-on-stitch.html
I cannot add my pics into the Group Pool.
Are you talking about the flickr group? If so have you joined that group? You need to join it to send photos to it.
One of my favorite stitches! My examples are here:
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=33705960#editor/target=post;postID=7416741028458261054
Hi Sharon and all, since the pebble adventure on stitchin fingers I know and like the cast on stitch. Here is my sample:
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/tast-32-cast-on-stitch-1?context=latest
doesn’t allow comments unless you are part of stitching fingers but it is beautiful. The addition of beads is just right.
Here is a link to my efforts for Cast on Stitch. Interesting stitch and I plan to explore it more later on.
http://jacquiboydalden.blogspot.com/2012/08/cast-on-stitch.html
I love this stitch! My sampler combines needlefelting with cast on stitch.
Here is my take on the Cast On Stitch:
http://queeniepatch.blogspot.jp/2012/08/tast2012-week-32.html
Here is my cast on stitch — since I know how to cast on with knitting, this wasn’t so awfully hard but I think I’m making a mistake in finishing the stitch because there is this long thread showing that doesn’t belong. Anyway, here is my stitch experiment: http://thatyankstitches.multiply.com/journal/item/347/2012-A-Year-of-Challenges-week-32
I don’t know how much longer I can do this as the owners of the blog service are shutting us down December 1 and we have not yet received a way to transfer our blogs to anyplace…
I found the tutorial for your pansy and gave it a try. Well, I need to try again! Then I made 2 more small samples, I wrote about it on my blog:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/08/cast-on-stitch.html
Hi Sharon & Friends,
My post for the week. Thank you all.
http://embroiderland.blogspot.com.br/
This was lovely to work – new to me – thank you Sharon!
and thank you everyone
http://kippyssomature.blogspot.com/2012/08/castontast-32_11.html
I have my sample finished and the picture is at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchintime
Gayle
hello,
thanks to propose this stitch. it seems to be difficult but in fact, it is rather pleasant to embroider
http://pierrespapiersciseaux.blogspot.fr/2012/08/tast-32-le-point-cast-on.html
here is my sampler for cast-on stitch..an Olympics Logo..
http://leelashobbies.blogspot.in/2012/08/tast2012-week-32-cast-on-stitch.html
Hi,Sharon
Here is my work for this week.
Thank you
http://www.flickr.com/photos/maria_inez/7766099842/in/pool-56846286@N00
This is indeed and interesting stitch. I too combined the stitches with a piece of needle felting.
http://playfulstitching.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/cast-on-stitch/
I enjoyed this stitch!
http://eclecticlamb.com/2012/08/14/week-32-cast-on-stitch/
http://harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/2012/08/take-stitch-tuesday-cast-on-stitch-week.html
My trial of caston stitch.. i did loose cast on..
http://sadalas.blogspot.in/2012/08/tast-2012-week32-caston-stitch.html
Hi Sharon,
I attempted a few variations of this stitch . the details are here-
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast-2012/32-cast-on-stitch/
Thank you,
Chitra