I hope you all enjoyed your catch-up or break week and either took advantage of the time to catch up or do some other stitching. TAST week 24 is Crossed buttonhole stitch. This stitch is one of those stitches that at first glance looks mildly interesting but once you experiment …
Last week, I said that TAST would have a catch-up week. Catch-up weeks are important. It is easy to fall a bit behind as we all have busy and full lives. What I hope to prevent is people slipping behind, then getting discouraged. TAST is meant to be fun and …
The stitch for TAST week 23 is Knotted Cable Chain. You can find a tutorial for Knotted Cable Chain in my Stitch Dictionary. Knotted Cable Chain is a textured linear stitch which looks great used in all sorts of ways. You can work the chain in an open loose manner as illustrated …
For TAST week 22, I am proposing an interesting version of buttonhole called Up and Down buttonhole. This version of buttonhole creates a line of paired buttonhole stitches that are tied at the base. It creates a different look from regular buttonhole, and you can use this stitch in many …
This week I would like to introduce my TAST folks to Raised Herringbone Band, as it is one of those interesting stitches that are easily forgotten, but prove to be remarkably handy once you learn it. This stitch makes a great decorative filler if you work it in a block, …
This week I will introduce two stitches that are a bit different. The first is known as Basque Stitch which is also known as twisted daisy border stitch. It is a sort of twisted chain stitch worked in a line or circle — a bit like a buttonhole stitch. You …
