A new round of Take a Stitch Tuesday (TAST) began in January.
TAST is a personal challenge to learn a new hand embroidery stitch each week. The challenge is offered by Sharon Boggon of Pin Tangle. You may learn more about the challenge here.
Beyond TAST offers a more complex stitch for those that have completed TAST in the past or are more experienced embroiderers. (I have not worked these yet.)
This stitch was worked with size 8 Anchor red floss.
I then added size 12 cream Presencia Finca floss to create a whipped chain stitch (as seen in the photo at the beginning of this post.)
Eight fly stitches worked with size 12 DMC pearl cotton made a snowflake.
A size 10/0 crystal glass seed bead was added to the center.
I traced a heart (using one of Sharon Boggon's Stitchers Templates Set 1) onto the foundation on the back of the block with a pencil (as seen below.)
TAST Week 3 was the Buttonhole Stitch. I have not used it yet this year, but I tend to use it to make flower stems (as seen in 2 of the seams surrounding the heart in my Stem Stitch photo.)
Do you have a favorite way to use the the Chain Stitch, Fly Stitch or Stem Stitch?
7 comments:
The TAST project is such a good way to learn, practise and use embroidery stitches. You have used yours to the full.
I think my favourite chain stitches are Magic Chain and Cable Chain. Your way of whipping the red chain stitch turned it into a 'Magic Chain' with very little effort. Clever!
They all look great!
Renee Dear your embroidery stitches always look sew lovely. I understand practice makes perfect and you are an excellent student always stitching and working. <3
Your stitching is gorgeous.
What a beautiful start to your TAST stitches. I always loved learning the new stitches each week when I followed. I still use a lot of my favourites! Have a lovely weekend. Christine xx
I like the way you have used the different stitches, especially the beaded snowflake.
I'm so glad to see your pretty stitching. Whipping the red with the white really makes a wonderful stitch along there. I don't think there's anything I haven't used chain stitch for, but I really love it on curvy lines. Fly stitch is usually stems or vines, and the stem stitch is one I only use occasionally. I'm much more like to use the outline stitch. I love the way a pretty stem stitch makes a neat back stitch on the back, though. Your Valentine is just lovely!
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