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05 February 2012

Tast 2012 Week 5 Herringbone

This week Sharon chose herringbone stitch for our challenge.  I have used this stitch many times on various crazy patchwork projects over the years.  It is a very useful and versatile stitch.  I am not that crazy about my efforts though  this week.

The colours were inspired by a piece of velvet in a velvet pack I had re gifted back to me from a friend who I  had given it to some time ago, so I cut out around one of the flowers and appliqued it on with the herringbone stitch in gold thread.


I have used a mix of plain and variegated threads, and stranded and heavier cottons.

I like the fact that this stitch can have other threads woven through it, and over it to create different patterns.
If anyone thinks it strange to have two lime green knots along a line of purple that was because of the variegated thread....it was a purple and lime but the lime part was not long enough or faded into enough to create a better look.

This is a not so good picture of the little velvet pack.  The 3 different colours will come in very handy I am sure.





8 comments:

  1. I like your stitching. I never thought of using this stitch for applique. Good idea. It has not always to be buttonhole.

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  2. I agree, Shirley, herringbone stitch is very versatile, I like it very much, and you have done a good job here :)

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  3. quite a few nice examples on your sampler and i too have never used herringbone for applique . . . i would like to experiment with that idea i think~!

    :-)
    libbyQ

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  4. Really love these samples Shirley, and especially the burnt orange colour. I never choose to use it, but I don't know why, I love it. Your swirls are really nice.

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  5. Just the lime-green knots are good looking like the whole sampler. You cgame up with very nice stitches!

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  6. Are you doing all of these as pages for a book? I love this whole layout! Of course, my fav color is orange...and this is all just so pretty. You are really inspiring!!!

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  7. Sono sempre meravigliosi i tuoi lavori carissima Shirley. Un grosso abbraccio
    Emi

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  8. Love the colors,so very different from the usual.Would love to see the chain stitch roses some time soon..

    Hugs,
    Deepa

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