I have found a free book by DMC in the Antique Pattern Library. If you have not encountered this site before they collect and scan out of copy right books, then provide them free online. It is a wonderful resource and I am always finding and re-finding stuff they have provided. However …
Stitch 38 of TAST 2018 is Knotted Cretan stitch, which is an interesting stitch – particularly if you use it to represent organic designs. It is a textured stitch that follows a curved line a well, and yet because it is based on Cretan stitch, you can do a lot with it! …
I have finished my 2020 challenge Block 8 even though I have been stupidly busy. When ever life is on overload it is great to settle down to some stitching. The result is that block 8 is now finished, bound and ready to share. The aim of the 2020 challenge, …
Stitch 37 in the Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) 2018 challenge, is Woven Cross Stitch. I think people will be surprised by this stitch as, although at first sight it looks a bit mundane, it is very addictive. It is also one of those stitches that once you work it, you realise how much …
Stitch 36 for Take a Stitch Tuesday 2018 is technically two stitches, but Crossed and Plaited Feather stitch are so similar, I have grouped them as one. Both are based on straight sided feather stitch and both involve a second line of overlapping stitches. As usual, to learn how to …
Stitch 35 is a fun variety of detached chain stitch that is easy to work and wonderfully adaptable. It is called Long Tail Chain stitch but is actually a detached chain stitch (or Lazy Daisy) with a longer tie-off stitch. In my tutorial for Long Tail Chain stitch I have grouped …
