This seam treatment is one of the ideas for feather stitch in my visual journal forTAST week 7…
When I looked at it again it had me confused as to how I had overlapped the stitches and I had to draw it again in 2 colours to figure it out.
For best results choose a stranded thread so that where the second row overlapes the first row the threads will blend softly together and not be obviously double…I used pearl twist thread for my sample so you can see how the threads sit side by side so the overlaps sections are more visible.
Start by working a row of Double Feather Stitch then turn the work around so that the second row is worked in the opposite direction over the top of the first row…orientating the first stitch of the second row was a bit tricky and hopfully my samples illustrate clearly how to get that second row started…once the first stitch is in place the rest of the row is easy.
I like this seam treatment so much that I have also done it on my Box top.
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March 10th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Oh I love this treatment, it is alway fun to add several different stitches together, they just bring each other to life.
March 10th, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Not only are the double feather stitch rows beautifully put together but your beads and posies add so much. And thanks for the tutorial, you are always inspiring me to try for myself something you’ve done.
March 14th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Very pretty seam, Annie! I love feather stitches, so I will have to try that one, too.