For Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 40 we have a couching stitch variety called Chained Bar stitch. It is a fun and easy-to-work stitch as it is simply zig-zag chain worked over some long stitches check out the tutorial of ideas.
Technically it is a form of couching. With any form of couching, you can have fun with novelty threads. Substitute the long foundation stitches with an interesting thread and you can immediately add personality to your work. You can also use a ribbon instead of thread too!
Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 40 Beyond TAST
Interlaced Cable Chain stitch looks complex, but really, it is simple and remarkably quick to do. You can lace with a thread of the same type or experiment with novelty yarn, fine ribbon, and fine braid. I stitched the sample above in cotton perle #5 thread. As usual, I have a tutorial on how to work Interlaced Cable Chain Stitch in the stitch dictionary. I hope you enjoy experimenting with this stitch.
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 40
Thread Twisties!
Experimenting with different threads can be expensive. You would normally have to buy a whole skein of each type of thread. My thread twisties are a combination of different threads to use in creative hand embroidery. These enable you to try out stitching with something other than stranded cotton. For the price of just a few skeins, you can experiment with a bundle of threads of luscious colours and many different textures.
These are creative embroiders threads. With them, I hope to encourage you to experiment. Each Twistie is a thread bundle containing silk, cotton, rayon and wool. Threads range from extra fine (the same thickness as 1 strand of embroidery floss) to chunky couchable textured yarns. All threads have a soft and manageable drape. Twisting them around a needle makes experimental hand embroidery an interesting journey rather than a battle. Many are hand dyed by me. All are threads I use. You may find a similar thread twist but no two are identical.
You will find my thread twisties in the Pintangle shop here.
