I hadn't, until I saw it here .
Elizabeth of Quieter moments has tried quite a few variations of this stitch . It's a rather simple stitch and belongs to herringbone family- infact,it is herringbone with a twist :)
Breton stitch with single twist and double twist.Reminds me of men holding some heavy load.
Here's the variation I've come up with - Breton Chemanthy ;) or Breton Chrysanthemum.
Check out this tutorial if you are not familiar with Chemanthy stitch. For Breton Chemanthy, I just added that extra twist and followed the same steps as explained in the tut.For other links and tutorials,check out this post.
A look at the ROSE sampler
For those who've tuned in late, ROSE(Recording old stitches in embroidery) sampler project is my effort to learn a lesser known or interesting stitch and record it instantly rather than bookmarking it and leaving it for a later period. Most of the time we see something and keep it aside to tackle it at a later point,but gradually forget about it. I've had several of such instances and ROSE is my way to get rid of my procrastination.Here are some pics of my learnings:
Variations of Detached Buttonhole.Click here to read about this.
The sampler in its present state.I've written down the names of stitches used alongside each.
your sampler is realy helpful, i dont know much stitches, but ur ROSE for sure is realy helpful..
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Thanks, Deepa!
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Thanks Deepa for this interesting post!
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warm regards
Anne
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hai deepa...u have a cute blog with nice collections...do check my blog..www.myhandicraftscollection.blogspot.com.
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hi deepa....u are having nice collectin of stitches.iam also love to do embroidery.iam doing some on sarees and on my girls skirts.i want those stitches personally from u.where do u stay in banglore.i am staying in airport road.
ReplyDeleteI stay on the Bannerghatta Road,Sumalatha.If you've been doing embroidery on sarees then you must be knowing much more than me.
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I am not put off by your sampler, Deepa. I do these samplers all the time. They are spot samplers, rather than display samplers and have a long tradition in needlework. We use them to learn stitches or try out effects before working them onto a 'real' project. Too many people on the internet spend all their time working samplers to hang on the wall or stuff under the bed. A major waste of energy and effort. I love your stuff because you do household linens and clothes and stuff that people actually use. That's a living tradition, rather than just nostalgia or time-filling. So your spot sampler is a working document!
ReplyDeleteA million thanks, anon!!! wish you had left your name.
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Deepa
I am not going to be original this time, so all I am going to say that your blog rocks, sad that I don't have suck a writing skills
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