the gentle art

One of our favorite stitches is the pekinese stitch, which we used for the large stems on our Harvest Basket Block. I (Teri) have done a short video showing you how to do the stitch, but we also wanted to share the versatility of the stitch. You can achieve many different looks, depending on the kind of thread you use, the thickness of the thread, how tightly you weave the stitch, and whether you pull the loops to one side or keep them centered. The possibilities are endless!

I hope this video is helpful and you will want to try ...

added by Teri and Kara—Through the Needle's Eye 4 years, 3 months ago. under applique , the gentle art , wool , wool applique , woolen oak mystery stich-a-long

Last year I chose a cross stitch pattern to work on throughout the year. This was started in January 2019 and finished in December 2019 (only just got round to properly blogging about it), 15605 crosses in total. Of course I worked on other things too during that time but it was lovely to have this project to pick up in between. It was serendipity because my word for 2019 was fortitude. Obviously it wasn't just the title of the pattern that drew me to it, it is full of beautiful Quaker motifs inspired by antique samplers. There is ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 4 years, 6 months ago. under a cross stitch , belfast linen , kindness and fortitude , lakeside needlecraft , love thy neighbour , modern folk embroidery , opalescent , quaker , sampler , the gentle art , thread , watercolours by caron , zweigart

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