Another week flew by, so it’s time for another stitch school entry. This week is the fly stitch. It’s not so uncommon as some of the others, so no doubt many of you are already familiar with it, but it’s one of my favorites, so here it is! This is another stitch formed in two …
Stem stitch, chain stitch, french knot; it isn’t often you come upon a stitch that is actually named after someone. The burden stitch is a very old stitch, used during the middle ages. It was re-popularized by Elizabeth Burden, sister to the designer William Morris. This stitch is useful because it can be used to …
Raised chain band is a nice stitch for adding lots of interest and texture to your projects. It is medium in difficulty, but really is quite easy to master. The stitch is made in two steps, so it lends itself quite readily to lots of variations. Step one is to make evenly spaced horizontal stitches …
This week’s stitch is the colonial knot. I have been stitching for awhile now, but I have never actually tried this stitch. Time to change that. This stitch is a medium difficulty stitch. It just takes a few tries to get the movement down, but then it’s quite fun and not at all hard. Essentially …
It’s already halfway through June, so I am slow, but it isn’t too late to start the summer-long stitch school I have been thinking about. It will be fun. The plan is to have 12 stitches through the end of the summer – since I am a little behind I will either squeeze in the …
