The Stitch Files - Feather Stitch

This is one of my favorite stitches. I made a sample of wool, perle cotton and embroidery thread overlaying the stitches.

Back in 2008 I worked a sampler book which I did not want to destroy. So I just glued a photo of my book into the files.

Here is the content of my booklet. Some variations ...

... different threads, from sewing thread to wool and strips of fabric ....

... and some beaded variations.

The Stitch Files - Chevron Stitch

I was never attracted by this stitch and had to work a first sample. But playing with the stitch made it more interesting to me.

And I thought it must be possible to work it somehow in an irregular manner.

The Stitch Files - Detached Chain Stitch

I worked this samples for the Personal Library of Stitches class.

Some examples of detached chain I used for Crazy Quilting.

The Stitch Files - Chain Stitch

This is what I included in my Chain Stitch file. The first little piece I made some time ago.

Recently I worked a sample using crochet yarns. I have lots of them and wanted to test them for stitching. I never dyed threads so far but perhaps I will try it some day so that I can use all the yarn for stitching.

I like chain stitch as filling stitch ...

and for crazy quilting.

What a Joy ...

... that I finally found the time to start my Stitch Files. Buttonhole is one of my favorite stitches. I had made a little sampler piece years ago, included a monochromatic colour study, and a photo of an all-buttonhole piece I did in spring. I referred to my 'Crazy Quilt Library', a photo collection of the CQ details I have made so far. They are all numbered, so I just wrote down the reference numbers for seam treatments and motifs. What I love so much about these files is that I can add to it over time: samples I might find in my UFO box, photos of other stitchers works which I like, detail photos of some of my own works ...

Although these first files cover basic stitches I had never worked samples apart from couching. So I did small samplers of back, herringbone, and cretan stitch. Chevron stitch is still to come.

For all those of you who do not know what I am speaking about please go to Pin Tangle and see what a great tool SharonB presented us.

Was für eine Freude ...

... dass ich endlich Zeit gefunden habe, meine Stitch Files (Stichdateien) zu beginnen. Der Knopflochstich ist einer meiner Lieblinge. Ich hatte vor Jahren eine kleine Probe gearbeitet, habe eine monochromatische Farbstudie einbezogen und ein Foto von einer Stickarbeit, die ich in diesem Frühjahr gefertigt habe. Es gibt Verweise auf meine 'Crazy-Quilt Bibliothek', eine Fotosammlung mit CQ Deteils, die ich bislang gemacht habe. Da alle Fotos nummeriert sind, war es einfach, die Verweise aufzuführen. Was mir an diesen 'Stichdateien' so gut gefällt ist, dass ich sie jederzeit ergänzen kann: mit Pröbchen, die ich vielleicht irgendwo in einer UFO Schachtel finde, Fotos von Arbeiten anderer Stickerinnen, die mich faszinieren, Detailfotos von meinen eigenen Arbeiten ...

Obwohl diese ersten Dateien nur Basisstiche enthalten, hatte ich von vielen noch keine Proben, abgesehen von Couching (Anlegetechnik). Also habe ich kleine Sampler von Rückstich, Hexenstich und dem kretischen Stich gearbeitet. Chevron steht noch aus.

Alle diejenigen, die nicht wissen, wovon ich eigentlich rede, bitte ich, sich auf Pin Tangle anzuschauen, was für ein wunderbares Werkzeug SharonB für uns geschaffen hat.