Cloud Filling is the stitch for TAST week 33. You mainly see it being used as a filler stitch. If you are a new hand to embroidery, you will find that filler stitches are amazingly useful to cover areas of a design and before long you start collecting them. This stitch covers …
The stitch for TAST week 32 is Alternating Up and down Buttonhole. This stitch is a bit tricky if you are beginner, as you need to know regular Up and Down Buttonhole which was stitch 22 in the challenge. If you are a new hand to embroidery, you can jump …
For TAST week 31 I have two stitches that are related. They demonstrate how a technique from one stitch can be applied to another. The first stitch is Woven Detached Chain stitch which is great to use when ever you want to add a leaf shape to your embroidery. It …
Both stitches for TAST Week 30 create wider lines. For those who are new to embroidery, I encourage you to learn Lock Stitch which is easy to learn. Lock stitch has interesting single and double versions, both of which are quick, easy to work once you get in the rhythm. …
TAST week 29 and Beyond TAST are both linear stitches. The first is Pekinese Stitch which creates an interesting line that can follow a curve well. Not only can you use this stitch as a linear stitch but it is a useful stitch to use around the edge of items. …
2019 TAST week 28 is Breton stitch which I describe as a sort of twisted herringbone or I think of it as herringbone with its knickers in a twist. This sample is worked in rayon ribbon floss and I have changed the height of the stitches to create a undulating pattern …
