TAST 2012 42nd week- Italian border stitch2-4

With these stitch combinations, the variations kept on growing . the sampler-

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The details-
12. Italian border stitch with herringbone and Cretan stitches in these rows.

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13. basque and Pekinese stitches are worked with Italian border stitches .

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14. italian border stitch motifs-
First motif is with twisted chain stitch
The knots are extended and oyster stitches are worked in the corners to make this  second motif.
Straight stitch and pistil stitches are combined in the third motif.
Buttonhole wheel variation is part of the fourth motif.

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15. Algerian eye stitch variation and extended knot Italian border stitch are combined in the first row. Detached chain stitches are worked over alternate Italian border stitches and the knots are worked after that in the last row.

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I had fun playing with these stitch variations on this sampler. This is a beautiful decorative stitch

 

TAST 2012 42nd week- Italian border stitch2-3

I tried combining this Italian border stitch with other TAST challenge stitches today.the sampler-

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The details-
8. detached chain stitches are worked with Italian border stitches in the first row. Staright stitches are worked on either side of the Italian border stitch to form the sheaf bundles in the second row.

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9. Italian border stitches  are  combined with buttonhole stitches in these two rows.

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10. I tried weaving and then whipping these stitch rows in this section of the sampler.

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11. first row is a combination with wheatear stitch and the second row is done with fly stitch.

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TAST 2012 42nd week- Italian border stitch2-2

This stitch experiments are getting interesting. I did a few more rows of this stitch on this sampler.

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The details-
5. The Italian border stitch lines are worked together in these rows.

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6. The first row, this stitch is worked at an angle . Two lines of diagonally worked Italian border stitches form the second row.

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7. Two Italian border stitches at right angles worked as steps, is the first row. Instead of working this stitch straight, I tried twisting it in the second row. I like this variation.

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TAST 2012 41st week- Knotted loop stitch2-3

After working a few more variations of knotted loop stitch, the stitch sampler was completed. The third part of the sampler-

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Details-
7.detached chain stitches are worked on the longer stitches in the first row. This stitch is whipped with copper thread in the second row.

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8. after adding beads to the knotted loop stitch in the first row, and with the chain stitch curve ,the stitch is worked horizontally to form a leaf pattern .

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9. the same stitch variation as leaf patterns continue and are worked with herringbone stitch and stem stitch in the first two rows. I tried bringing the needle four or five times out from the same hole ,this working as fan is repeated as line stitch in the last row.

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I was surprised by the variation worked in the last row. the knots produce a braided effect, which makes the stitch more decorative.

Though an easy stitch, the knots had to be fixed to make them neat. Most of the time I did not care to do that, so my stitches are not uniform. This is still a lovely stitch which gives scope for experiments.

 

TAST 2012 41st week- Knotted loop stitch2-2

I tried some more experiments of this stitch with other stitches today. The samples of this stitch done so far-

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The details-
3. A variation of Pekinese stitch is worked over the quirky knotted loop stitch in the first row. this stitch combined with knotted buttonhole stitch forms the second row.

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4.these two rows also combination stitches first row is with oyster stitch and the second row is with linked double chain.

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5.first row this stitch is combined with cable chain stitch. After working a variation of the stitch, Zigzag back stitches are worked as borders in the second row. The third row is also a variation of this stitch with herringbone stitch line worked with non co-operative copper thread!

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6. first row is worked with wheat ear stitch[ at least for this sampler, I remembered to incorporate this stitch] the second row is with pistil and detached chain stitches.

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TAST 2012 41st week- Knotted loop stitch2-1

This week’s stitch of the TAST2012 stitch challenge by SharonB is knotted loop stitch. I had worked this samples of this stitch during earlier TAST challenge, but forgot about it.
When I started working on this stitch, decided to check the earlier TAST challenge folder, it was all there! And done with the same cone thread too!
After laughing at my absentmindedness, thought of working this stitch with other stitches. I could work only a few rows. The sampler looks like this now-

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The details-
1.knotted loop stitch is worked over a line of Cretan stitch in the first row. individual knotted loop stitches with running stitch is the experiment in the second row. Individual knotted loop stitches done as a square and fly stitches are worked on both sides in the third row.

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2.knotted loop stitch with twisted chain stitch in the first row, a line of buttonhole stitch worked below the knotted loop stitch line in the second row.

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TAST 2010 25. Vandyke stitch- samplers

This is the 25th week stitch of the stitch challenge TAST2010 by Sharon.B
Here are the pictures of my Vandyke stitch sampler-

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This stitch sampler is 15 inches long.

 

TAST 2010 25. Vandyke stitch-7

This is the 25th week stitch of the stitch challenge TAST2010 by Sharon.B.
These variations are embellished.
7a.continous beads on top and alternate beads at the bottom, two variations tried in one row.Hurray!
7b.Individual Vandyke stitches intercepted with bugle beads.
7c. the stitches are laced with rimjim thread.
7d.three Vandyke stitches done diagonally.they are not done properly ,maybe Iam getting tired.
7e.some more variations with diagonally done Vandyke stitches.

vandyke -7a,7b,7c

With these I have finished my expeiments with Vandyke stitches .
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TAST 2010 25. Vandyke stitch-6

This is the 25th week stitch of the stitch challenge TAST2010 by Sharon.B.

The next three variations-
6a.First a row of Vandyke stitches in green, over them a row of Vandyke stitches in between them in pink.
6b.the Vandyke stitches are ambellished with buttonhole, and another stitch[the name is not coming to the mind now!] these relapses happen!
6c. here the Vandyke stitches are paired with chain stitches.

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Last set of variations to come.

 

TAST 2010 25. Vandyke stitch-5

This is the 25th week stitch of the stitch challenge TAST2010 by Sharon.B.
Another set of variations-
5a. I varied the height only on the top, in this row.
5b.Another variation is done, writing about this sequence would be very long!
5c.two Vandyke stitches are facing each other, and in two different threads too.

VANDYKE ST-5A,5B,5C

Just some more variations.