The stitch this week will work very well with the buttonhole wheel cup, the TAST stitch last week as combined they make great daffodils. Since it is spring in Australia I thought I would share some sunshine. Closed base needlewoven picot or needlewoven picot leaf stitch is very leaf like so can be used in any floral motif.
This is a closed base needlewoven picot. You can make them quite long and they look very effective if worked on mass. If you work them in a circle they form flower like petals.
Use a blunt tapestry needle so that as you weave the threads you do not split the threads by accident.
Place a pin in your work with the pin emerging from the fabric where you want the base of your picot to be.
Bring the thread out at the base to the right of the pin. Take the thread up and behind the pin side as illustrated.
Bring the thread out, a little to the left, at the base of where the pin emerges from the fabric. Take the thread and wrap it behind the pin.
Have the thread cross the pin so that it wraps from the left side under the pin to the right as illustrated.
Begin weaving at the top by sliding the needle from the right to the left, picking up the two outer threads. You do not pick up the middle thread.
Pull the thread through firmly but not too tight. Turn the needle and continue weaving by sliding the needle from left to right picking the middle thread. The two outer threads are not picked up.
Pull your thread through and continue in this back and forth motion. As you weave use the needle to pack the picot so that it firm.
Continue weaving until the picot is packed firmly to the base.
Take the thread to the back and secure with two small back stitches.
Remove the pin and you have a freestanding needle woven closed base picot.
It looks like a leaf that stands proud of the fabric!
I hope you enjoy this weeks 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. 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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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.
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Sharon
Here is my sample for this week:
http://shamiatcraft.blogspot.in/2012/10/tast-week-44-needle-woven-picots.html
There’s only one wonky old stitch in my post today, so I shared a few other details on my doodle cloth:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/10/old-stitches-on-my-doodle-cloth.html
This week I have an almost new stitch to learn!
I love this stitch! Very cool!
http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.ca/
This was a great stitch…I really enjoyed doing it. For my quilt block I tacked the end down. http://timeusebybernice.wordpress.com/
Of course not ready to post anything. This is just to say, “I LOVE this stitch! I am sooooo excited about all these dimensional stitches!!”
Early this week! – here is my sample of the closed base needlewoven picot stitch:
http://debbies-doings.blogspot.ca/2012/10/tast-week-44.html
I had to work fast this week as tomorrow I am headed to Houston, TX for the International Quilt Festival. I am so excited to be going.
I love the texture and dimension of this stitch and I am happy that the challenge will continue on. Thanks Sharon
http://playfulstitching.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/closed-base-needlewoven-picot-stitch/
I love this stitch (base closed and non closed) and ????I am delighted that the Tast continue Next year.
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This is a wonderful stitch, I like all dimensional stitches. Sure I will use it again. Thanks for sharing, Sharon. Here is my attempt: http://fabricfusion.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/tast-44-needelwoven-picot-stitch.html
http://latha-mycreations.blogspot.in/2012/11/tast-week-44-needle-woven-picot.html
My sampler for woven picot stitch.
Wasn’t easy to find a pin in my house long enough to weave around but I finally settled on a flat-headed flower pin usually used in quilting. A little awkward but it worked! Here is my set of gour woven picot “leaves”: http://210920746822434353.weebly.com/1/post/2012/11/take-a-stitch-tuesday-2012-week-forty-four.html
Hi Sharon & Friends, my posts for the stitches 40 & 41.
Lots of fun! Thank you all
http://embroiderland.blogspot.com.br/
Hi Sharon, I’ve only done a small example this week !
Been so busy ! My son left this morning bound for the caribbean on a cruise ship, playing in a band and will be gone for 5 months ( crying !!!) Do better next week !!!
hugs
Chris Richards
xxx
http://ellascraftcreations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/tast-2012-needlewoven-picot-stitch.html
Hi everybody,
This time, I am not late for the chalenge. you will find my work here
http://pierrespapiersciseaux.blogspot.fr/2012/11/tast-44-feuille-en-picot-tisse.html
Hi Sharon,
I have started working on this stitch, my trials are on my blog.
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast-2012/44-needle-woven-picto-leaf-stitch/
Thank you,
Chitra
Hi All – Here’s my example of the Woven Picot (slightly blurry – sorry). Sharon – I look forward to next year’s design challenge.
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/rose-corsage?context=user
Back in August I created a flowering cactus for my desert pebble (CD).
http://threads-and-patches.blogspot.com/2012/08/flowering-desert-cactus-tutorial.html
An other nice stitch!
http://6stem5.canalblog.com
So much to learn:
http://queeniepatch.blogspot.jp/2012/11/tast2012-week-44.html
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/tast2012-week-44-bush?context=user
I made some beetles which are at
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
Nice stitch.
This week’s stitching:
http://textileexplorations.blogspot.de/2012/11/beaded-hedebo-edge-and-needlewoven.html
Here’s my bit for this week
Barbara
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/wk44-bbb-birds-butterflies-and-bunting?context=user
Hi everybody
My post for the woven picot stitch is here:
http://dufall.blogspot.com/2012/11/tast-semaine-44-tissage-laiguille-picot.html
I’ve stitched a few closed base woven picots next to the drizzle stitches on my grey linen sampler:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.nl/2012/11/closed-base-woven-picot.html
I love woven stitches. http://www.flickr.com/photos/playswithfibers/
I haven’t had a lot of time to play the TAST, but I have managed to do a little of all the stitches I missed. I’ll try to get to see everyone else’s posts later this weekend or during the week… depends on how my computer behaves.
http://airynothing.net/Blogs/anblog/2012/11/03/a-bit-of-tast
“I haven’t had a lot of time to play the TAST” should be “I haven’t had a lot of time to play with TAST stitches”
Here is my sample of closed base needle wiven picot stitch..
http://sadalas.blogspot.in/2012/11/tast2012-closed-base-needlewoven-picot.html
hiya everyone, another steep learning curve
xx liz xx http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/botanical?context=user
Hi Sharon,
Due to teaching commitments, I was way behind on my TAST! But, now I’m good again. You can find my latest addition to the mandala on: http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/profile/JessicaGrimm.
Best wishes, Jessica
With all the hassle of changing my website adress, I forgot to share my last TAST stitches
http://www.himade.net/?p=1778
And this week stitch
http://www.himade.net/?p=1741
I really love dimensional embroidery
Lovely stitch this week. A floral offering from me:
http://berrybakewell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/tast-week-44-closed-base-needlewoven.html
i’ve managed to get a bit more stitching onto my wonderful husband’s christmas stocking using this stitch.
if interested in seeing: http://simpletosublimepapernapkinpoetry.blogspot.com/2012/11/tastclosed-base-needlewoven-picot.html
libbyQ
Here is the closed base needlewoven picot. I liked this stitch.
http://eclecticlamb.com/2012/11/08/week-44-closed-base-needlewoven-picot/
Here is the closed base needlewoven picot
http://flowerkaleidoscope.blogspot.com/2012/11/tast-12-closed-base-needlewoven-picot.html