It was great to see people take advantage of the catch up week and leave comments to say how much they had caught up.
This week we are back into it and the challenge stitch is pistil stitch which is really a french knot with a tail. It is an interesting stitch which is ideal to use for the centre of flowers or arranged in a circle as flower motif. The weight of the thread will determine the size of the finished stitch. You can also work this stitch using silk ribbon.
Pistil stitch is also known as long tack knot stitch and Italian knot stitch but by far the most common name is Pistil stitch. Some people find it better to work with the fabric stretched in an embroidery hoop using a chenille or straw needle.
To Work Pistil stitch
1. Bring the thread to the front of your fabric. Wrap the thread around the needle twice as you would a french knot and insert the needle back into the fabric a little distance from where it emerged, holding the ‘tail’ of the knot taut and flat to the fabric,
2. Take the needle and thread through to the back of the fabric.
3. At this point it is sometimes helpful to brush the knot down the shaft of the needle with the nail of your left thumb so that it is sitting firmly on the fabric.
4. Hold the knot with your thumb as you pull the thread through to the back of the fabric.
The TAST 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.
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
Hi Sharon,
I cheated. I was already working on this stitch in another design. So I have blogged about it http://www.carorose.typepad.com
and posted a copy to the Flickr group
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carorose/7974203462/in/pool-56846286@N00/
Have a good week.
Carolyn
Here’s my weekly post with old pistil stitches:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/09/old-pistil-stitches.html
Thanks Sharon. I like this stitch. You can see what I did here
http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.ca/
I loved this stitch and is was so nice to be caught up so I could just play with this one stitch.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quiltdiva/7977860921/in/photostream/ Fun stitch!
Here’s my TAST stitching for this week. It uses my favorite stitch, the French knot! http://debbiesfiberwork.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-week-37.html
Hi Sharon
Beautiful stitch. My sample is here:
http://shamiatcraft.blogspot.in/2012/09/pistil-stitch-sampler-tast-2012-week-37.html
waiting for comments.
Héllo
Merci pour le tuto bravoooo
bon mercredi à toi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchinwoman/7979517640/in/photostream
Now, here is my sample – the catch-up week helped a lot to also catch up with other projects.
Thank you for the year-long Tast!
Here is my sampler for week 37 – Pistil stitch.
http://latha-mycreations.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-week-37-pistil-stitch_12.html
My sample is here…pistil stitch… http://carrementcrazy2.canalblog.com/archives/2012/09/13/25092541.html
Thanks sharon…
Hi Sharon and all,
I know Pistil stitch and I like it. Had fun stitching my little attempt<: http://fabricfusion.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-37-pistil-stitch-cqjp-september.html
Thanks, Sharon for all! Cheers Claudia
my attempt on a few variations of pistil stitch..you can see them clearly on close up pics in my blog..had fun with this stitch..
http://www.leelashobbies.blogspot.in/2012/09/tast-2012-week-37-pistil-stitch.html
Hi Sharon, I adore this stitch ! I have started needle felting,
so used this technique with the pistil stitch ! Have a good week! you can see my sample here !!!
http://ellascraftcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tast-week-37-pistil-stitch.html
hugs
chris richards
xxxxxx
my stitch 37
http://flowerkaleidoscope.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-2012week-35-37.html
Oh what a fun stitch! One of those that makes me think: now why didn’t I think of that before, or at least try experimenting with the french knot a bit? Super fun! Mine’s here:
http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/2012/09/pistil-stitch/
Here is my pathetic little pistil stitch.
http://210920746822434353.weebly.com/1/post/2012/09/stitched-a-lot-yesterday.html
My mind just froze on uses for it given the name! Silly me! But I do have other ideas now, after seeing what the other ladies have done!
My pistil stitch is here http://6stem5.canalblog.com
It is a very nice stitch !
I finally catched up, but unfortunately it’s not as good as I’d like.
http://fanaticalseamstress.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/se-acabaron-las-vacaciones/
I’ve just uploaded my sample of pistil stitch with cast on, pekinese, linked double chain and sheaf stitch to keep it company. Two really happy days sewing and stitching!!!
Thanks for this TAST, Sharon.
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/pistilandfriends
I like this stitch, I’m thinking of doing another sample. This is what I have done so far.
http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/tast-36.html
I enjoyed this stitch.
http://eclecticlamb.com/2012/09/13/weeks-36-37-tast-catch-up-pistil-stitch/
Hello Sharon and friends! I’m still a little late, but I just post the attempts of weeks 34 and 35. Two very interesting stitches that I will use in the future! Thanks to all, good stitches!
http://embroiderland.blogspot.com.br/
Pistil stitch is a fun stitch. Thanks Sharon.
My sample is here:
http://playfulstitching.wordpress.com
Hello all,
My pistil stitches on sequins and I shared some of my old works too..
http://sadalas.blogspot.in/2012/09/tast-2012-week-37-pistil-stitch-stitch.html
Hello,
I have added collage picture of pistilstitch in my stitchingfingers ning group..
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/collage?context=user
Hello
I discover with pleasure this stitch. My sampler is here:
http://dufall.blogspot.fr/
Thanks
The Pistil stitch is one with a lot of potential. My contribution is a zentangle:
http://queeniepatch.blogspot.jp/2012/09/tast2012-week-37.html
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/tast2012-week-37
Sharon – Thanks for the catch-up week. I finished my other crewel project! Here’s my Pistil stitch example (we also call it “long-armed French knot”).
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/early-bird?context=user
My week 37 sample
http://wwwhopscotch.blogspot.co.uk/
Looking forard to the next!
Barbara
Hi sharon and friends. After a long break, I have participated in tast challange . I like this week’s challenge pistil stitch very much. Here is my post.
http://nalinihandwork.blogspot.in/2012/09/tast-week-37-pistil-stitch.html
Hello everyone! here is my try:
http://kippyssomature.blogspot.com/2012/09/web-secrets-tast-37.html
thank you Sharon!
I finished my Pistil stitches in time:
http://textileexplorations.blogspot.de/2012/09/tast-2012-pistil-stitch.html
hiya sharon and everyone, hope you like this weeks offering as much as i enjoyed making it. xx liz xx
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/forget-me-not-heart-with-pistil-stitch-border?context=user
hello,
here is my weekly attempt
http://pierrespapiersciseaux.blogspot.fr/2012/09/tast-37-le-point-de-pistil.html
I descovered with pleasure this stich.
My efforts this week are here
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
I have viewed wonderful examples by others this week.
Hi ! I’m here again ! No post during summer, but I had stitched and continued the TAST 2012. You can see here week 37 http://j-en-revais.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-37.html, than, if you want, return to week 30 to 35 http://j-en-revais.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-30-33.html and http://j-en-revais.blogspot.com/2012/09/tast-34-35.html. Have a nice sunday.
happy to be back – here’s my sample
http://silkandstitch.blogspot.de/2012/09/pistil-stitch-tast-2012.html
I’ve done another sample, this time an ATC.
http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/more-tast-37.html
Here is my attempt on pistil stitch.
Liked it.
http://withbrushandneedle.blogspot.in/2012/09/blog-post.html
-preethi.
I added pistil stitches to my black linen sampler:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/09/pistil-stitch.html
Here is the short link to my Pistil Stitch blog:
http://wp.me/p1GXVK-i4
I also uploaded a couple photos to Stitchin Fingers!
Here is the link to my Pistil Stitch – thank you Sharon, I thoroughly enjoyed this stitch!
http://debbies-doings.blogspot.ca/2012/09/tast-week-37.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anotherrealm/
This is a wonderful stitch. It’s been so much fun to spend the week with pistil stitch exploring it’s possibilities.
I really enjoyed this stitch and would definitely use it again.
I made a trio of flowers using the pistil stitch. The link shows the flowers as well as the embroidery journal I’m keeping the little samplers in.
http://harvestmoonbyhand.blogspot.com/2012/09/take-stitch-tuesday-pistil-stitch-week.html
Hi Sharon,
my pistil stitch sampler details are here-
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast-2012/37-pistil-stitch/
Thank you,
Chitra
j’ai fini mon point de pistil merci