TAST 2012 20th week- Bullion knot-3

Today I tried some more experiments of this bullion knot. The completed sampler-

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15. a few fly stitches were worked, in between bullion knots were worked in mauve thread.

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16. a circle of straight stitches, and bullion knots worked in between them.

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17. the first one, Cretan stitch was worked in a circle, bullion knots were worked in two colours on them. The next one,  I worked back stitch in a curved pattern on one side, and bullion knots on the other side.

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18. Tried bullion knots in two shades of green.

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19. worked bullion knots and added some zardosi tubes in between the knots.

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20. in this I tried some flowers and leaves  with bullion knot.

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This bullion knot is not my friendly stitch, I could say. Still I was eager to try this stitch for this challenge. But I am also happy that it is completed now.

 

TAST 2012 20th week- Bullion knot-2

In this week’s TAST challenge, the non co-operative bullion knot is worked as florals.
The sampler done so far-

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The details-
4. the bullion knot is outlined with detached chain stitch.

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5.the outlining is done with buttonhole in this motif.

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6. the star shape if done in back stitch.

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7.the base of bullion knot is worked in fly stitch.

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8.bullion knots are worked on both sides of cross stitch.

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9. detached chain stitches and bullion knots are combined together to form a border.

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10. this line , the uncontrolled bullion knot with French knots!

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11. The idea for this variation is taken from a book.

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12. another attempt to do a flower with this bullion knot.

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13. A flower with petals done in three bullion knots of varying size. Really adventurous of me!

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14.the small bullion knots are outlined with bullion detached chain.

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TAST 2012 20th week- Bullion knot-1

This week’s TAST 2012 challenge is bullion knot. I am scared of this stitch, I have started it only to give up. This time around , there is no escaping from this stitch. After browsing what other people have done with this stitch, I am more scared now. The first idea is to work this stitch with some line stitches, this way I can practice this stitch . so herring bone stitch, feather stitch and buttonhole stitches were the chosen ones.
1. Herringbone stitch- after working a variation of herringbone stitch, I worked [tried] bullion with ten wraps over them.

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2.feather stitch- the bullion knots are worked with eight wraps on this row.

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3- buttonhole stitch- bullion with six wraps are worked on this row

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I’ ll have think of some more use of this knot with other stitches, so that I can make a bullion knot trying sampler!