1 Year of Stitches: 2017

 Straight stitches in different sizes and directions.

Seeding.

1 Year of Stitches: 2017

The gaps between the oval shapes will need to be filled in with stitches.

Cretan stitch, large and small.

I wanted some texture and the loops of thread were too long. Fill in and catch down with seeding stitch. And some french knots.

More seeding around the cretan stitch. I am hoping for a nice textured effect when I take this out of the hoop.

1 Year of Stitches: 2017

Well, I didn't get very far with that before I got thoroughly interrupted. A serious construction problem in the sitting room meant all the sewing things had to be tidied away ready for a surveyor's inspection. Furniture had to be moved, cameras got lost. I'm sure you know how it goes. I still managed to do a bit here and there, just not every day - but I didn't manage to photograph it.

Herringbone, chevron and seeding stitch and french knots.

Threaded herringbone and french knots.