The TAST Stitch for the Week of May 14 is the Bullion Knot.
For more information and examples, check here on Sharon B's blog.
Sharon has some additional information about stitching the Bullion Knot that may be helpful for you.
For more information and examples, check here on Sharon B's blog.
Sharon has some additional information about stitching the Bullion Knot that may be helpful for you.
22 comments:
The Bullion Knot--Kissing cousins to the Cast-on Stitch.
Well, there you have it!
Thank you, Sharon!
I knew it would come up sometime! I'll have to search out the good needles I have for this.
Haven't tried either.
Yay! A stitch I know!
Connie, sit down when you are clearheaded and have some time. This is not a stitch to be rushed. I do think, though, it will be a "go to" stitch for you. It seems to match your style of work quite well.
I never did get the hang of this one, so it will be a trial and error practice week for me. I think I'll not try the cast on stitch this week after all as that would be just too much brain activity for one week haha.
Kind of glad this has come along. I've tried this stitch before and it's not easy but I'm sure will come with practice. It's really beautiful & one I've wanted to master for a long time.
If anyone is stumped for an idea to use the bullion knot, the A-Z of Embroidery Stitches book has a really good section on the stitch with some variations.
You may not need it, but just in case, I uploaded another YouTube video on the bullion stitch.
From Connie via Mary Corbett:
Bullion Knot Tutorial
Yay! That was painless. My tag is complete. Well, it has a tree anyway. Oops! I hope I didn't spoil the surprise ~ lol.
You are kidding, a tree, really? *wink*
OMGoodness! A tree? You too, hunh? Ooops, did I let the cat out of the bag?
There's another book in that same series called the A-Z of the Bullion Stitch that has some very cute ideas in it.
Oh, I get it. A Weeping Willow. Shoot, I wish I'd thought of that!
Shoot, I think you did Debra.
Don't you think the bullion would make a cool weeping willow?
I do! Does that mean you're going to make one, Debra?
No, I'll leave the trees to Connie!
I see you were talking about me while I was working. C'mon Debra, join in the tree parade. The bullion could work really well for a weeping willow tree. I think this stitch could work nicely for wysteria too. If I weren't doing the CQ and BJP (only TAST) I would play some more, but I must move on. I went to Nebraska Furniture Mart this afternoon and got an external hard drive for my desktop. Everyone with their computer problems (myself included) made me a little nervous.
I find bullion (and cast-on stitch, and other stitches that need to be worked with several wraps around the needle) easier to work in a smooth silk or wool thread than in cotton. Silk and wool both have some elasticity in the fiber, and cotton does not. I think that the elasticity in the fiber helps the eye of the needle slide through the wraps more easily. (The eye of the needle will always be a little thicker than the shaft because of the thread that is doubled over through the eye, even when the shaft of the needle itself does not taper or bulge)
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