Sunday Stitch School -Lesson 367: Whipped Stem Stitch

 The name gives it all away! This week, we have a Stem Stitch that is whipped, so it is easy peasy.

My photo instructions can be found below, but if you want to see something in a book, go to Reader's Digest Complete Book of Embroidery or Sharon Boggon's Creative Stitches for Contemporary Embroidery (Volume 1). (Her second book, Volume 2, will soon be published and can be preordered. Check out Pintagle's website for details.)

Now for my photos:

Homework: 

This time it will be quick and easy, just add this simple stitch to the three samplers.

Friday Homework for Lesson 366: Spider's Web Stitch

Oh, this is a wonderful stitch. Some have commented that the Spider's Web Stitch make up a beautiful rose, especially when the weaving is done with embroidery ribbon.

That is absolutely correct, and actually, I already have in Sunday Stitch School's collection a similar rose - namely #249 Fly Stitch Rose. 

The weaving is done in the same way for both stitches. It is in the base stitched spokes that the difference lies. Fly Stitch Rose is, as the name suggests, based on the Fly Stitch + a Straight Stitch trapped underneath the arms of the Y:

By weaving, with embroidery ribbon,  in the same way as the Spider's Web Stitch, you get this look:

The base stitches are hidden beneath the swelling petals, so it is impossible to tell which of the two stitches it is!

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Here is my Spider's Web Stitch homework.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Kimono Silk Scribble Cloth

And for a special treat, here is the Spider's Web Rose Stitch

WIPW - Making New Parts

 Work In Progress Wednesday. 

Hexablooms

I made a number of parts for the Hexagon wall hanging.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Sampler

I added this week's new stitch (#366 Spider Web Stitch) to the sampler. Here worked in wool.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 366: Spider's Web Stitch

As promised, here is one of the basic stitches I missed. Spider's Web should have been added LONG ago. It also goes under the name Woven Wheel.

I followed the instructions in Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches. At Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, there are photos and a video to show you how to execute the stitch.

My Spider's Web photo instructions are here:

Mark the centre and an odd number of spokes.

Weave your way around the centre by going over and under each spoke,

round and round and round...

Anchor under the woven entre.

By using a different thread/colour/weight, you get a more striking look.

Homework:

Let the spider weave its web here.