Sew4theSoul

With the fourth stitch sampler complete I am taking a break from Sew4theSoul as I have too many ideas swimming around my head, several of which have come during the time I have been doing these samplers and getting back in to embroidery.

This sampler introduced me to Colonial Knot and Eskimo Lace stitches, the latter which has already been put to good use in my Summer Seasons hoop that I have already blogged about.

Weaving, Colonial Knot, Threaded Running and Eskimo Lace

Now all four are finished and mounted I have hung them in the dining room, with space either side to add more!

Sew4thesoul update

I've now completed my third stitch sampler in the Sew4thesoul series and together with the first two, the samplers are now mounted and framed.

I gel printed a backingr using blue, white and grey acrylic paint to compliment the colours of the embroideries.  For the actual samplers, I wrapped them around mountboard so they sit slightly raised on the background and I think they look good in the deep white box frames.

Granitos, feather, wheatear and running stitches

Sew4thesoul

I've recently joined in with a weekly stitching activity on Instagram - #sew4thesoul.

It's organised by Anne Brook (@hannemadebyanne) and each weekend she introduces a new embroidery stitch.   She's working on a long strip of linen which I love but sadly could not seem to find any to buy. 

Instead I decided to work samples of four stitches, worked in stranded cotton on linen, which I will mount and display as a series.  I was a bit late starting but soon caught up and now look forward each weekend for the next stitch.   They have mainly been simple embroidery stitches that you can 'play' with but I have learnt one new one - granitos - which I will definitely use again.

So far I have two completed in the series but they are still waiting to be mounted and framed.

Seed stitch - cross stitch - fly stitch - chain stitch

French knots - blanket stitch - bullion knots - pistol stitch