Week 13 of the TAST challenge this year, is to learn and experiment with Buttonhole Wheel which is a fun and easy stitch to work. These are often used to form small floral sprays making them useful stitches for crazy quilting and surface embroidery, but you can also use them in a contemporary …
Last week, I mentioned that we would have a catch-up week. If you are up to date with your homework, take a little a break. I don’t know a stitcher who has not got other projects to work on – so this is your chance. For others who are in …
I love Tuesday mornings as there is always a sense of anticipation wondering how people will react to the stitch of the week. For week 11 the stitch is French Knots. French Knots are lovely on their own, or as little accents in part of a design. In the sample above …
TAST stitch for week 10 is Chevron stitch. As usual follow the link for a tutorial and eye candy. Chevron stitch is an old favourite, as I find myself turning to this stitch more and more when I feel stuck for ideas. There is a lot of fun to be had with …
Week 9 for Take a Stitch Tuesday 2019 is a simple but wonderfully versatile stitch called Couching. With this stitch you can use all sorts of novelty yarns that you normally would not be able to use because they can not go through the eye of a needle. Follow the link …
