Week 8 Basic TAST This week the challenge is Buttonhole stitch – or blanket stitch, as many people call it. This stitch is actually the foundation for a whole family of stitches. People classify embroidery stitches in different ways. I like to classify stitch families according to the hand movement …
For week 7, this week’s basic stitch is very simple and very useful. And I am encouraging people to learn and use Seed stitch also known as seed filling. It is very quick and easy. So it’s ideal to incorporate in modern embroidery. I think people will enjoy it. Take …
The stitch for Basic TAST week 6 is Fly Stitch. I made the sample above using 5 layers of chiffon and netting stitched over with mainly Fly Stitch. Much of the grass/reeds areas are also fly stitch. By mixing the thickness and type of threads I gave it more visual …
When you are next wanting some quiet time, skip the doom scrolling on social media and instead visit the Goldsmiths Textile Collection & Constance Howard Gallery website hosted by Goldsmiths College, University of London. The collection was founded by Constance Howard and Audrey Walker in the 1980’s. It is still …
This week, for Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 5, I am introducing Detached Chain stitch. Many people know detached chain as Lazy Daisy stitch because stitchers have long enjoyed using this stitch to create the petals of little flower motifs. Detached chain is a fun stitch that is quick and easy …
Chain stitch. This is a tremendously useful stitch that is quick and easy to do. Chain stitch is a foundation stitch for a whole family of looped stitches. The trick with all the chain stitches is not to pull the stitch too tight, as a tight tension will pull the loop …
Ever wonder how I take the most basic stitches—like Straight stitch, Chain stitch, Buttonhole, Herringbone, Cretan, or Chevron stitch—and make them look completely different? I’ve spent years exploring how far a “simple” stitch can go and I share it in this class. Big news—I’ll be one of the instructors at …
