This stitch was very easy if a little fiddly. Kind of like a cross of embroidery, macrame and knitting.
The cast on was used as the wide border to the penny, done flat rather than puffy and with 6 strands of cotton floss. I'll be using this stitch somewhere in the future, I quite like it. All other stitching was done in back stitch and stem stitch to keep it simple, in 2 strands of floss.
August 7, 1959 was the date the Lincoln Memorial was first put on the back of the Lincoln penny, replacing the wheat ears used for many years. Lincoln's statue can be seen on a real penny, but I left it out of the stitched piece.
10 comments:
Another great use of the cast on as a border. You could write a book on using stitches for borders.
Would be a best seller. Lovely stitching Angela.
Ya know, sometimes the stitches just don't work for the subjects I find so borders will do if I can think of nothing else.
I think the borders are very clever and you should somehow be able to benefit from the year's work.
The cast-on works great as a border! Nicely done.
Love the scallop styled coin edging. What a fabulous idea. And all that lovely back-stitch too. That's a lot of work.
Wow, you made a lot of these little guys! I can sure relate to borders. Don't know what I'd do without SBS's hat band and sleeves. Nice stitching, Angela. I always look forward to seeing what you've been up to each week.
Oh my gosh, what an adorable penny!! You stitch SO beautifully!
Beautiful work and ingenious application of the stitch!
That is so amazing! I love the way you used the cast on stitch for that wider border. So creative.
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