The stitch for Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 36, is… drum roll… Slipped Detached Chain stitch which is also known as Tulip Stitch. It does look a little like a flower. This stitch really comes alive when you experiment with different colours and threads. You can even use ribbon for the chain part, then change threads for the stitches you thread under the chain. It’s a fun stitch and easy to work on even-weave fabric. Or you can use it in a more freeform way on regular fabric. As usual, click through to the tutorial on Tulip stitch or instructions and more ideas. I hope you enjoy experimenting this week.
Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 36 Beyond TAST
For those who were introduced to embroidery via cross stitch, you may not have encountered Belgian Cross Stitch. It is an interesting variety. At first glance, it looks like a Long Armed Cross stitch, but Belgian Cross differs as it has horizontal straight stitches that form a baseline. Like most cross stitches, Belgian Cross is normally worked on even weave fabric but if you have a project you are working on regular fabric you can use waste canvas to keep the crosses even.
If you are new to hand embroidery the challenge is to learn the stitch and share what you have learned. If you are an experienced embroiderer, enjoy Beyond TAST and give your work a modern twist. And of course, share it online so beginners can see what can be done with a little imagination.
If you are looking for past TAST stitch challenges the archives are in the Take a Stitch Tuesday category
Where to Share
If you are doing the design challenge you have a month to work on your design and stitch it up.
So the idea is to stitch a sample, photograph it, share it in the Take a Stitch Tuesday facebook group, or use the hashtags #TASTembroidery and #PintangleTAST on Instagram.
If you need more information the challenge guidelines are on the TAST FAQ page.
I hope you enjoy Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 36
Bead Soup
Add zing to your embroidery with Sharon’s bead soup! Check them out in the Pintangle Shop. These bead soups are not for jewelry, I’ve selected the beads specifically for use in creative embroidery and for working in an encrusted embroidery style. The types and sizes of beads are better suited for stitching to fabric, rather than for making jewelry. With the exception of a few feature beads that you can stitch to fabric as a point of emphasis, there are not many large beads in this mix.
