Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Reversed Fly Stitch



Time for another 100 Stitches Plus post.  I have just learned to do the Reversed Fly Stitch.


Isn't this a beautiful stitch?  This is used as either a line or a filling stitch.

For my demonstration, I am using perle cotton floss - this is DMC Color Variations no. 4022.


The first step is to form a regular Fly Stitch.  Come up through the fabric:


pull all the way through:


go back into the fabric a little to the right of where your needle first emerged:



Start pulling the floss through and you can see a loop forming:



Now before pulling all the way through, come back up through the fabric - notice the needle is coming up  between and a bit below the spots where the floss first emerged and first went back into the fabric.  Also, the needle will pass over the floss loop as you pull:





When you have pulled all the way through, go back into the fabric and this will complete the Fly Stitch:




Now for the reversed part of the Reversed Fly Stitch!  Start by coming up through the fabric below your first Fly Stitch:



Pull all the way through and go back into the fabric a little to the right of where the floss just emerged:



 Start pulling through to form the loop:



and just like before, bring your needle up through the fabric as the loop is forming.  Notice that the needle is coming up above the first Fly Stitch:



Pull all the way through:



and go back into the fabric to complete the stitch:



Done!  This stitch looks really beautiful when done in columns or rows:





I did a column of three - I am going to practice with different spacing and trying this in rows.  

Here is a view of the underside of this stitch:




I learned this stitch from the book Embroidery Stitches by Mary Webb.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Easter Embroidery Project


 I am getting started on a new embroidery project.  Hopefully, I can get this done before Easter.  

You may remember the Easter napkin set I made last year?  I finished that one right in time as well :)


This year, I am embroidering an egg basket with flowers and a spring flower border.  Both of these motifs are from the Easter embroidery pattern set.


For the ribbon and basket edges, I am using the Double Knot Stitch,  I just love using this stitch! 
To fill the inside of the ribbon, I may do a Straight Stitch in a single strand of floss.  



I have made a few color selections and I may add some more.  I will make sure to post my progress.