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08 March 2012

Tast Week 10 Running Stitch

When I first saw that running stitch was the stitch for the week I immediately thought "Cakky Poo" !!!!

 I did not like the idea at all.   I had had this piece which had been a ufo for about a year sitting patiently waiting for a finish, and had recently dug it out and had it sitting on my table.  After working other running stitches it suddenly struck me that this could be the perfect stitch to finish off the work. So this is what I did with it.  I was quite please with the result of a naive style and called it Across the Paddock.

As you can see the design got altered as it went along.

I have always loved Huck embroidery, so this had to be an example of how running stitch can weave itself into patterns.This is called "Trees", and it is obvious why I chose that name. 
I have already put the previous two up on Stitchin Fingers, and have yet to post a running stitch sample which I did for a course previously.  I have named this "Zap!" because it reminds me of an electrical storm.


My next trial with the running stitch was just a doodle cloth really.  I  stitched where the needle wanted to go. I used a mix of wool threads and heavy crochet cottons, with a little bit of fine stranded. The squares and rectangles of cloth are pieces of blue silk.
Could not even think of a name of this....Zig and Zag ??? perhaps.
I did have another sketch ready, but have decided to wait for a more appropriate stitch for it.


16 comments:

  1. Great samples Shirley--the last one reminds me of a garden vege patch.

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  2. I like your colorful paddock and your stitching is great. Hugs Judy

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  3. Well, for a cacky-poo stitch, this is a bit of alright!
    I must admit I felt the same way about the stitch, until I started looking at some of the results, and then I was more interested.
    I really like your Zap! and Zig & Zag, Shirley! Neat stuff!

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  4. Oh, Shirley...you are so great!!! I love what you did with these stitches!!! Let me ask you how many strands (and what kind of floss) you used in your ZIG ZAG project? I would like to be able to see my stitches better...would you use all 6 strands in a cotton 6 strand thread??? That is what I have so far to use. The name that came to my mind right away for your ziggy one was "Patchy Zig". :)
    xoxo Julie

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  5. All your examples are very nice! Love that term Cakey Poo! I think we have an alternate term for that in the States!

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  6. Shirley, I *like* your doodles! :-) And the huck piece is lovely. That's one art I haven't tried (yet)...

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  7. I'm with the other girls, Shirley, and love all the pieces you've worked. Your 'Zap' is really out there!!! I do, of course, so love the huck weaving, it's been a favourite of mine for yonks. Your last piece makes me think of a electrical circuit board. Your brain just never stops!!

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  8. Shirley
    Huck weaving is beautiful. All the doodle samples were also eye catching. Dancing in the night your previous post look so good and it shows that u r creative.
    Shami.
    (shamiatcraft.blogspot.com)

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  9. You sure put some zing into a cacky poo stitch! I love all your pieces and I agree with Linda, the last piece does remind me of a circuit board. Hope you are keeping well. Cheers

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  10. Love your running stitching. Zap! is my favorite.

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  11. The finish for your little landscape worked out very well, Shirley.

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  12. Fantastic and imaginative use of the running stitch.

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  13. Hi shirley, its me again. I would like to offer you the Liebster Blog Award which I just received and want to pass on. It is up to you whether you accept it or not. All you need to know, you'll find here:
    http://textileexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-have-been-given-award.html

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  14. Hi, Shirley. Running stitch is so versatile and useful. Love your examples!
    best, nadia

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