Pistil stitch is simply a French Knot with a long tail. You guessed it, the challenge stitch is Pistil stitch. You can use Pistil stitch for the centre of flowers or arrange it in a circle to make a flower motif. If you experiment with threads you can have fun as the thread thickness will determine the size of the finished stitch and the look of the flower. You can work this stitch using lots of different threads such as cotton perle #8 and #5, fine braids, some knitting yarn and silk ribbon. Experiment and have fun!
As Usual, I have a tutorial for Pistil stitch in my stitch dictionary. I hope you have fun
Take a Stitch Tuesday 2023 Week 42 Beyond TAST
For Beyond TAST, I am suggesting a linear stitch that is often forgotten. It is called Scroll stitch. You can also work scroll stitch as a single line or two rows back to back to create an interesting double line.
At first glance, it does not look too exciting, but changing the spacing of this stitch creates all sorts of interesting effects from a braid-like stitch to a line of spaced knots.
Scroll stitch is a good linear stitch as you can work it on quite a tight curve so it can coil over an area with ease but you need to master the tension- hence placing it in the Beyond TAST challenge. Once you learn to control the tension it is quick and easy so have fun!
Take a Stitch Tuesday 2023 Design Challenge November
This month as part of the design challenge I am suggesting that you once again look to the colour wheel and explore a project with an Analogous colour scheme. What is an Analogous colour scheme?
Analogous colours are any three colours which are side-by-side on a 12-part colour wheel. If you are new to using a colour wheel, this type of colour scheme is a good way of starting as they usually harmonise well together. As a colour scheme, they are comfortable but can be a little predictable. To counter this, choose one colour as a dominant colour and use a little more of it.
If you like playing with online colour tools I have a list of them here.
In addition, I have a few examples to share to give you a few ideas.
I hope you enjoy the colour design challenge and Take a Stitch Tuesday 2023 Week 40
If you are new to hand embroidery the challenge is to learn the stitch and share what you have learned. If you are an experienced embroiderer, enjoy Beyond TAST and give your work a modern twist. And of course, share it online so beginners can see what can be done with a little imagination.
If you are looking for past TAST stitch challenges the archives are in the Take a Stitch Tuesday category
Where to Share
If you are doing the design challenge you have a month to work on your design and stitch it up.
So the idea is to stitch a sample, photograph it, share it in the Take a Stitch Tuesday facebook group, or use the hashtags #TASTembroidery and #PintangleTAST on Instagram.
If you need more information the challenge guidelines are on the TAST FAQ page.
Previous TAST design challenges are found here
- The Design Challenge for January is on week 1
The next Design challenge will be published on December 5th.
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Happy stitching!
