TAST Week 30

The Basic stitch in Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 30 is Pekinese Stitch which creates an interesting line that can follow a curve well. As a linear stitch Pekinese Stitch is quick to work if you need to edge a larger item such as the page of a fabric book. …

TAST Week 29

Cloud Filling is the stitch for Take a Stitch Tuesday 2023 Week 29. Because this stitch covers areas quickly and easily, you mainly see this stitch being used as a filler stitch. If you are a new hand to embroidery, you will find that filler stitches are amazingly useful. They …

TAST Week 28

For Basic Take a Stitch Tuesday 28, I am pointing everyone towards a variety of Herringbone stitch called Back Stitched Herringbone. This stitch combines Back Stitch and Herringbone stitch. It is a lot of fun and is very versatile looking good if you work it row upon row or as …

TAST Week 27

For Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) Week 27 I am suggesting you try Barb stitch, which is an easy variation of the buttonhole family. You can work it quickly, making experimentation fun. So you will not find it difficult to work if you know how to stitch buttonhole stitch. Then …

TAST Week 26

Both stitches for Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 26 Basic TAST will give you the ability to create wider lines in any of your designs. Lock Stitch has two versions, both are easy to learn. Both single and double versions of Lock stitch are quick and easy once you get …

TAST Week 25

Welcome to Take a Stitch Tuesday, Week 25! The Stitch for TAST week 25, is to experiment with Sheaf Stitch. You often see Sheaf Stitch used as a light, filling stitch, with single stitches spaced evenly over an area. But people often underestimate it, as it is far more interesting …

Reverse chain stitch

Reverse chain stitch is also known as Broad chain stitch. I really like this version of chain stitch because I find compared to regular chain stitch I can it create a neater line using reverse chain. Reverse chain can be worked on even-weave or plain fabrics and creates a bold …