The method of working this stitch is on SharonB ‘s Pintangle. It looked pretty easy, when looking at the samples. So I decided to work this stitch on leaves and flowers. Rope stitch was used for the stem.
35.129.lock st-1
After working the design with lock stitches, other stitches were also added – detached chains, pistil, french knots, herringbone, buttonhole, coral stitches-
35.129.lock st-2
Other stitches here are- feather stitch, quarter buttonhole, french knots, fly, oyster, scroll, linked chain
35.129.lock st-3
The other stitches- chain stitch, running stitch, arrow head stitches.
35.129lockst-4
Two flowers also got detached chain and pistil stitches worked around them. Perle cotton# 8 was used with some fine silk thread. I controlled the urge to work this stitch as a band sampler and worked this piece. I need to practice this stitch more to gain more control.
35.129.lock stitch sampler
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September 16, 2014 at 5:32 pm
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September 16, 2014 at 7:56 pm
This is such a cheerful sampler, very pretty!
September 18, 2014 at 5:12 pm
thank you, Annet!
September 17, 2014 at 12:21 am
It is fantastic what the Lock Stitch can do on its own; your first flowers are stylish. Then they spark off all the other stitches and the flowers grow more and more beautiful. I love the movement you have created, too.
September 18, 2014 at 5:12 pm
thank you for appreciation, Queenie!