Wool Applique
Stem Stitch ? No.
Sometimes, I just want a little more texture
in my stitching. Nothing fancy...
something simple and easy.
I chose to do an Interlaced Back Stitch
for the stems on my Table Runner.
Want to see how easy it is ?
Interlaced Back Stitch
Start with a simple line of Back Stitch.
Bring needle directly up beside the first Back Stitch.
Slide needle, right to left, under the next Back Stitch.
(Do not pierce the fabric,
except to begin the stitch and to end the stitch.
Interlacing goes directly
under stitches, not to the back of fabric.)
Repeat with next Back Stitch,
going left to right, this time.
Keep repeating this process,
moving up your line of Back Stitches.
When you reach the end of your line of Back Stitch,
you can either end the interlacing,
(as I did for my stems),
or continue down the opposite side,
in the same manner.
The top half of this line of Back Stitch,
shows interlacing on both sides of the Back Stitch.
The finished look resembles a dashed line connected
with tiny circles.
The bottom half of this line of Back Stitch,
shows interlacing on only one side of the Back Stitch.
The leaf stems on my wool Table Runner use a
'half' Interlaced Back Stitch.
This gives the stems texture,
without the small circles, which I didn't want.
Have a wonderful Friday, my friends !
Rose
Rose, Thanks so much. I love this and will be using it soon...
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the day and weekend too,
Peace for all,
Barb
You do incredible detail on your pieces and your stitches are so even they look like they are machine done by a program. I know they aren't but they don't look like a human made them, lol. BTW, that was supposed to be a compliment.
ReplyDeleteVery cool stitch and with your instruction looks very easy.
ReplyDeleteThanks!!!
Lauren
Thanks so much for this Rose, your work is lovely...as usual!
ReplyDeleteI always learn so much from your tutorials. You do a great job. I really like that stitch.
ReplyDeleteOooooh! I like this stitch very much! Will give it a try on my next mat!
ReplyDeleteI too like this stitch and will try it soon... Thx
ReplyDeletei love that stitch, I weave the needle eye first so I don't catch the wool. Love the effect of your neutral and green threads together.
ReplyDeleteLove this stitch - I shared it with a stitching group that I host on Facebook. Thank you for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteI never knew about this particular stem stitch....and I LOVE IT! I will def. be using it many times in my wool applique projects. Thank you!
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