TAST 2014.5.99.Eastern stitch-2

5.99.eastern st sampler2

4.The stitches are worked closely and the starting and ending of the looping threads are worked at different points in these samples. The looping thread ends before the starting point in the first row, they end after the starting point in the second row, both points are different in the third row. The third row is very interesting.

5.99.eastst-4

5.The eastern stitches are worked on v-shaped foundation bars in these samples. They are further worked in different ways on two rows of arrowhead stitches in the second and third samples.

5.99.eastst-5

6.Eastern stitches are worked on other stitches –herringbone stitch, buttonhole stitch and zigzag chain stitch in these rows.

5.99.eastst-7

The whole sampler-

5.99.eastern stitch sampler

 

TAST 2014.5.99.Eastern stitch-1

The 99th week stitch on the TAST 2014 challenge by SharonB on her blog is Eastern stitch. I missed this stitch on a previous challenge. First part of the sampler-

5.99.eastern st sampler1

1.The basic stitch is worked in the first row. Eastern stitches are worked closely in the second row. Set of three eastern stitches worked at an angle in the third row. Two stitches are worked together in a pattern in the fourth row.

5.99.east st-1

2. Set of four stitches worked in the first row. Stitches are worked alternatively in two colours. In the third row, the stitches are worked in two strands.

5.99.eastst-2

3.The looping stitch is worked shorter than the foundation bars in the first row. Looping thread is worked longer in the second row. These two variations are alternated in the third row. The large and small versions of the stitch are alternated in the fourth row.

5.99.eastst-3