Ceylon stitch - ROSE sampler

It's been a while since the last ROSE post , isn't it ? After putting off for all these days, today finally I took up a new stitch which had been reserved for learning for a long long time. The stitch is called Ceylon stitch and I first came across this one during Sharon's TAST. I think I had posted some information on the same in my blog - ahh,here it is . To cut the story short, I tried it today and oh,boy - it does require patience!!!

Ceylon stitch is a medium detached filling stitch. Medium because there are threads going across the back of the fabric when you stitch it.I found two variations - one which starts with a bar and one which does not. Tricia wilson has a nice little tutorial for the non bar variation .

Wouldn't you like to see my attempts?


The two variations - the pink one is a repeat attempt of the first. After all the wrapping and tugging of bullions ,I had to struggle a little to maintain the tension of the loops.


Pink 'blue bell' with Ceylon stitch :)


Blue bell.

So , that's it for the time being. I've added one more stitch to my kitty. Hope you too will try this out.

Love,luck and sunshine,

Deepa

Comments

  1. Hi Deepa, I'm a regular reader of your blog. I love all your posts. The Ceylon stitch is really wonderful.

    Savitha

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  2. hmm, never had luck with bullion stitch and ended up severely disliking it .
    thanks for your good wish message you left in my blog :-)

    neki desu

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  3. hi deepa,,these days iam looking for the smocking thing.i want to learn it .do u have any idea about smocking?

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  4. Hi
    There are plenty of tutorials for smocking .Honeycomb stitch is a stitch used for smocking -you'll find it in artsanddesigns.com
    Hope this helps
    Deepa

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  5. Hi, Your ROSE Sampler is nice.You are coming up with nice and unknown stitches.You may like to try the Kutch Embroidery ( http://kutchwork-tutorial.blogspot.com) and Armenian Embroidery http://armenianembroidery.tripod.com/. They have step by step tutorial and also designs to try.
    Thanks,
    Sangheetha,
    Bangalore

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  6. Hello Deepa, I love looking at all your beautiful stitching. Your work is truly a work of art. I also love looking at all the different stitches you use from your country. Nice to see. Hugs Judy

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