First, I used a stencil from Sharon Boggon's Stitchers Stencils Set 1 to trace a line to follow along a seam.
Size 8 white perle cotton thread was used for the stem stitch.
Next, I added flower sequins that were held in place with Mill Hill Petite Glass Seed Beads. However, I will use regular seed beads in the future. Some of the sequins can pop over these tiny beads.
A strand of Kreinik Metallics Fine Braid #4 Pearl thread was used to add tiny leaves to the flowers with detached chain stitches.
The Portuguese stem stitch was worked with size 8 white perle cotton to create little snow drifts under the snowman and the tree on my Crazy Quilt Journal Project (CQJP) 2024 January block.
Have you worked the stem stitch or Portuguese stem stitch? Do you have a favorite way you prefer to use these stitches?
Thanks for stopping by!
Renee
Note:
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2.) You may learn more about TAST here. 3.) You may learn more about CQJP 2024 here.
2 comments:
What a lovely winter scene you are creating with the Stem stitches, both of which are lovely.
Thank you so much! I had fun playing with theses stitches.
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