dinsdag 23 september 2014

Double lock stitch and beaded double lock stitch

TAST stitch 130 is double lock stitch. TAST stitch 131 is beaded double lock stitch. TAST stands for Take A Stitch Tuesday, an embroidery challenge at Pin Tangle.

This morning I planned to stitch a double lock stitch sampler, but first I had a quick look at Sharon’s blog to see this week’s stitch. It was a surprise to see it was the beaded version, so I decided to add it to my sampler. I stitched on 14 count Aida. Again I stitched lock stitch from left to right, as I showed last week. My first row is just a normal double lock stitch as Sharon’s taught us at Pin Tangle. The threads are wool and perle 8.
This variation was already on my TAST 2010 sampler, but I repeated it with different threads: Kreinik very fine braid and cotton a broder. I shifted the second row of lock stitches.
On my lock stitch sampler for TAST 2010 I used different stitches for the base of the lock stitch. Of course I wanted to do the same for the double lock stitch. Here I used VanDyke stitch (TAST stitch 76) in Caron Wildflowers for the base of the double lock stitch in Perle 12.
In my next row I used Siennese stitch (TAST stitch 83) in perle 5 for the base of the beaded double lock stitch in YLI silk buttonhole twist.
I thought it would be fun to add bugle beads to the straight stitches before stitching the double lock stitch. The beads are too close, it’s a very crowded row! I didn’t frog it, because it inspired me for my last row.
In my last row I added the beads to the straight stitches again, but I put every second straight stitch through the previous bead. The threads are YLI silk buttonhole twist and cotton a broder.
Just take a closer look at my finished sampler here.

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  1. Great experiments as always - I like the stitch slightly elongated

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    1. Thank you, Sharon. This stitch was perfect for experimenting!

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  2. I echo Sharon's comment - great examples as always. When the base stitch has a twist like the Vandyke and Siennese you get an extra decorative bonus in the centre.

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    1. Thanks, Queenie. There are lots of stitches that can be the base for double lock stitch.

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  3. and likewise I so agree with both Sharon and Queenie

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  4. What a fun variety of stitches! I tried to choose a favorite, but failed. I love the variety of shapes, colors and beads. Very fun examples of both stitches.

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    1. Thanks, Renee. This was such a great stitch for my experiments!

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  5. I think I like the one with the Siennese stitch the most.

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    1. Thank you, Linda. The Siennese stitch was inspired by my knotted loop stitch experiment on my previous sampler. I think I like the Siennese stitch more!

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