TAST stitch 99 is Eastern stitch. TAST stands for
Take A Stitch Tuesday,
an embroidery challenge at Pin Tangle.
an embroidery challenge at Pin Tangle.
Eastern stitch is a
lovely canvas stitch, but it’s also a nice stitch to experiment with. The first
examples are part of my TAST 2010 sampler. I started my sampler with a normal
Eastern stitch filling in Stef Francis perle 5.
The Eastern stitch
reminded me of Chinese characters. I changed the second part of the stitch to
make it look like that. The thread is perle 5.
Then I stitched the
previous variation in a row from left to right. I only made the foundation bars at the first
stitch. For the next stitches I used the second part of the previous stitch as foundation
bars. I’m not sure if you can still call it Eastern stitch, but I like this
variation. The threads are perle 8 and 5.
Another try to make the
Eastern stitch look like Chinese characters. I played with the tension of the perle 12 thread.
Here I made 2 squares of
Eastern stitches like the one in the second sample.
The top square is done in perle 8 and has detached chain stitches in the centre. The bottom one is done in perle 12 and has an Algerian eye in the centre.
The top square is done in perle 8 and has detached chain stitches in the centre. The bottom one is done in perle 12 and has an Algerian eye in the centre.
A combo of Eastern
stitch, Siennese stitch, chained cross stitch and French knots. I stitched the
Eastern stitch in 2 different colours, blue for the foundation and red for the
bow. There's a French knot in the centre, chained cross stitches in the corners
and Siennese stitches at the 4 sides. I decorated it with small bugle beads.
The threads are perle 5.
This last experiment on
my TAST 2010 sampler is done in Caron Watercolours. Just 4 stitches in a square
with 2 mm beads tucked between the stitches. You can take a closer look at my TAST 2010
sampler here.
My last sample of the
Eastern stitch is a progress photo of my embroidery Nefertiti. At the bottom half I stitched Eastern stitches in
different threads and sizes.
There are more old
samples of Eastern stitches from other participants in the Flickr TAST group.
You have a fantastic collection of Eastern stitches and variations. As a tight filling stitch it looks rich, as a long-legged Chinese character is is airy and worked in a combination with other stitches and beads you have a jewel. As always, Annet, your work is fantastic!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenyou always delight me with your tast stitches and this is also a lovely collection
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwonderful inspiring samples. Thanks for sharing.
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