TAST Week 15 Oyster Stitch

The last two weeks of TAST have really been a challenge. I was beginning to wonder what I was doing.

The Oyster Stitch has helped me regain my confidence once more.

I have added it as flowers over the knotted creten stitch. The thread is from Edmar, a varigated Lola.

It still needs a few things added, such as leaves or small beads. I won't be doing this just yet. I am trying to leave this block to follow along each week of TAST.

I am glad that Sharon picked an easier stitch this week!! How about everyone else?

TAST Week 14 Bonnet Stitch

This stitch was a challenge. In fact, it was enough of a challenge I only did it on this doodle cloth. This is the photo of my first attempt. It is unrecognizable to say the least. My problem is how it is wrapped around the vertical stitch. The first wrap i did not pass through the fabric, the second wrap i did. I have no idea if I am wrong or right.
A few days later I tried again. There is a lot of improvement here but not good enough to actually start using this stitch yet.

Helpful hints are welcome but no throwing of tomatoes!

TAST Week 13 the Cretan Knotted Stitch

What a challenge this stitch was. I can do the Cretan stitch but adding the knot was "greek" to me. What I have here is a knotted Fly stitch.

This link will show you the Cretan knotted stitch.
http://inaminuteago.com/blog/index.php

I was looking at Sharon's stitch dictionary but it still did not work out for me.
This link will take you to Sharon's stitch dictionary.
http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/cretan-knotted.html

If anyone has a tip they can share I would sincerely appreciate it. Advise anyone???

TAST Week 11 Buttonhole

I wanted to share this information I found on TAST that Sharon had posted. Check it out.


This is what Sharon B had to say:



A New Stitch Variety?
Posted by Sharon Bunder
Yesterday I spent some time bumping around the various sites of those people who are participating in the TAST Challenge when I came across Elisabeth’s post on Quieter moments. Elizabeth has developed a 3 pronged up and down buttonhole stitch. This immediately sent me scurrying about in my books and photocopies, notes and the like as I have a huge number of stitch varieties documented in 11 loose leaf files (all full and overflowing) I thought I had seen this stitch before, but I could not find it in any of my references. Would anyone who recognises it please let Elizabeth know. It may be a case of re-inventing a stitch but I think it might be new variety. I know I am going to play with it.



this link will take you to the Blog "Quieter Moments to see the step by step instructions with photos's.

http://quietermoments.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/step-by-step-on-a-three-prong-up-and-down-buttonhole-stitch/


Most of us who have been stitching awhile can accomplish the button hole stitch. For me, this meant that I had no motivation to complete Week 11 of TAST. Ssshhhhh don't tell I said that.

In reviewing Sharon's TAST site I found this information from the blog, Quieter Moments. The stitch variation she did was did spark my interest. Here are the results.

When I started stitching I thought I would do a seam treatment but the stitch wandered! I used two different rayon threads making the stitches sit back to back. Then added beads.

Now it's a centipede. :)

Week Five of TAST

By now Sharon has had her Sunday morning coffee and browsed all the photo's for Week 5 of TAST. She didn’t find mine because I failed to take the time to photograph my stitching. So here I am. I really need to train myself to take the photo's as soon as I finish the stitching so I can have things posted on time.

In doing this stitch, I first used pearl cotton #8 in variegated green. Then added the purple pearl cotton making it a bit longer than I did with the green thread. I added lazy daisy's and a bead to dress it up.

This is week 4 of the TAST Challenge, the cretan stitch. I used it as a seam treatment on the main seam. Again, for decoration at the bottom of the fan holding down the piece of knitting ribbon.

Use this link to join in with the stitching.
http://inaminuteago.com/blog/index.php/archives/category/take-a-stitch-tuesday/

This link will take you to the flickr photo gallery.
http://flickr.com/groups/56846286@N00/

Week 3 of Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge

About a month ago I had recieved an envelope with several designs to use for motifs. I decided to use the tea pot.

The peacock was emailed to me. The process I used to transfer the motif was simple. I layed "Press and Seal" over the design, then traced it. I placed the Press and Seal over the fabric and stitched. I did need to spend a few minutes removing the Press and Seal, but the results are woth it.

I used the Lazy daisy stitch on the flowers of the tea pot then as a running stitch below.

There two colors of thread used doing the lazy daisy stitch in the feather, a single one for the running stitch.

The feather was created by placing a bead in the center, adding a bullion wrapped about 35 times, then the lazy daisy stitch was added.

This link will take you to more photo's from stitchers taking the TAST Challenge.

http://flickr.com/groups/56846286@N00/

This link will take you to the TAST Challenge web site. Go ahead take the challenge and follow along with all the stitching.

http://inaminuteago.com/blog/index.php/archives/category/take-a-stitch-tuesday/

Take a Stitch Tuesday Challenge

This weeks Take a Stitch Challenge was the butthole stitch. I decided to include two variations today.
One as a motif, making a wheel centered with a single bead. The second as a simple seam treatment.

The thread I selected was a blue varigated floss. I felt this did not show adequately in the photo. I am sure if I had selected the lighter blue varigated by DMC I would of seen the results I was looking for.