Deborah…. My ground fabric is called grunge fabric which is cotton and a muslin behind it for stability. I am also a quilter and have so much fabric I decided to use things I already have.  Glad you like it. I’m going to do one in purples too.

It has been a very hectic few days for me! I have completed the muslin/duck bit, hopped it, and drawn the lines, but haven’t been able to start stitching. Hope to do that tonight or tomorrow. I too love your work, Tracy! I particularly like the forked/merged part (the top horizontal line). I look forward to having something to share soon.

Great job, Tracy! The outer outline is in the finishing steps so it can help to smooth out the stitching at the edges. Still ok to have done it earlier, though.

Thank you, Tracy for sharing your work in progress. I like the soft palette!

Wow, that looks great.  Now I can see the variegated thread clearly.  And I really like your beads.  I am going to work on mine right now and try to get one complete set finished.   What is your ground fabric?  It has a nice linen-y look to it.

Thanks. When I first started doing embroidery I didn’t mark and had small and large stitches. Then one time I tried it and my stitches were so much better so now I do it – not all the time, but just when it matters. I’ve been using a friction pen and then ironing it off. I know if my project got really cold the stitches might come back, but…[Read more]

Tracy, that is beautiful.  I really like the variegated thread at the bottom.  It is variegated isn’t it?  Your stitches are very well matched in size and shape, do you always use marks?  I have found that keeps me looking better, otherwise I get very large or very small by the end of the line.  You have inspired me to get going past my one outl…[Read more]

Thanks.

It’s going good. I have one more line to do and two more fillers. I do make things so I need to get rid of the lines when I’m done. That’s the black marks you are seeing. I also thought it would be fun to add some beads.

RSN Stitchbank

Hi all (and especially those who do not have a book of stitches)

Royal School of Needlework (RSN), situated in Great Britain, has documented a multitude of stitches in their Stitchbank at

https://rsnstitchbank.org

Their plan is to document all stitches of the world; thus far the stitchbank includes approximately 250 stitches.…[Read more]

A stitch reference is a published book of embroidery stitches. If you do embroidery at least one of these should be part of your toolbox. There are many out there both old and new, a search on Amazon for “embroidery stitches” will bring up many. The EGA will also have this type of book in their lending library.

Fabulous! Glad to hear about it, and looking forward to photos!

I am still studying the material and photos. I never knew that so many outline stitches exist, some of them quite nice-looking! I should be able to start stitching in the weekend.

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Reference is made in Lesson One to a stitch reference that is “required for this course.”  How would I go about finding this?  I’m guessing that it is a document?</p>

Thanks for asking Marsha.  Yes, I was working on the project.  I got my first line drawn & stitched but that is all so far.  I will upload a photo as soon as I get the decorative stitch done and the second line on.

Thanks for all the photos showing us in detail how to do each step.  They were very helpful