TAST 4

Stitching in North Queensland (Australia) this time of year is not easy. It is is summer here, and when I sit under my light at night to do some quiet stitching, I become the centre of a flying bug cloud. Little beatles and bugs landing on my work, walking up my arms, landing in my hair.... you get the picture. We have screens on all windows and doors so I don't know how they get in, but I wish they wouldn't. I am experimenting with leaving a bigger light on somewhere else in the room to encourage them to go there... not sure it is working so well.

Anyway, here is my play with Cretan stitch. I wasn't really that keen to do much with this stitch, but I did end up enjoying it and was surprised at what could be done. I even did a bit of research on the stitch and was amazed at the stitching designs from Crete I found.
Table clear ready for Tuesdays stitch. What could it be????

TAST Feather stitch

So far so good, I am keeping up with the challenge, well I have only been back at work a week, so the worst is yet to come.  Here is a photo of my 'play' with feather stitch. I am really excited about the library of stitches I will have at the end of the year. I was having trouble doing anything creative with this stitch, I do like the second pattern along (the first light blue one) I will use that elsewhere.

Buttonhole stitch

Here is my play with buttonhole stitch, complete with a buttonhole. The legs on the little spider/ant in the web, are also done with buttonhole stitch.

I also used buttonhole stitch, to secure the shapes on my 'stitching placemat'

Well it is back to work tomorrow and it is going to be a busy few months. I will have to make time for stitching though, it is what keeps me sane.... well my version of sane anyway.

TAST week 1

TAST week one.

I had a bit of fun with size thread and ribbon.

I had done Fly stitch before but had never really taken the time, to play with them.

I have prepared fabric strips, with 4 boxes for different stitches on each. I am not sure yet if I am going to make them into a stitch sample book or band sampler. 

Looking forward to see what stitch tomorrow brings. ; )