Here is my offering for Tast week 3 - Detatched chain. I took my inspiration from Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn's book Stitch Magic. So from the top left I have
- Random detatched in 3 threads
- Long stitches pulled tight.
- Lazy daisy (well it had to be done!)
- Long chain with shorter rounder over the top at 45 degrees.
- Worked on the diagonal and then a bead in the centre.
- Randon in two thicknesses with a long tail.
- Long randon in thin perle.
- Smal rounded in regular lines.
- Thick cotton thread with very long tails
- Rounded in thich thread wrapped and buttonholed.
- Small gold thread used to couch thich thread. Bead added when making the anchoring stitch.
- Overlayed in 3 threads
- 3 long stitches woven with a contrasting colour.
- 2 large stitches with a loose tension.
- 3 long stitches in thick thread with mid sized anchoring stitch, worked in opposites.
I think this was quite a comprehensive working of the stitch, but I am sure I could have done even more if i had put my mind to it. This was a lovely stitch to work, very versatile. I am really enjoying this task and seems to be my friday after work job!
10 comments:
Great samples!! (I haven't done mine yet - better get started!!)
This is a great sampler...and it's so funny, I just saw that picture you refer to in Jan & Jean's book earlier today.
Wonderful samples Carol! I really like the colors that you used.
This is a great sampler of stitches. I found it very difficult to come up with any variations - I obviously wasn't inventive enough! Thanks for the inspiration :)
Great work on this sampler. Thanks for creative exploration!
What a great sampler and accompanying explanation. And I love your subtle colour scheme too.
great sample full of possibilities,your explanations are great too
neki desu
Thanks for comments on my blog, Carol. I'm glad I've discovered yours - they are both so interesting and give me itchy fingers! Must look up JB +JL
I love your sampler. Since we started TAST, I've been looking at this exercise in Stitch Magic. I just haven't gotten it together to use it.
Love the way you have done your sampler in little squares - my TAST samplers are so dull because I just do a little here and a little there and then it looks like rubbish practice... This looks like art!
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