The last couple of weeks have been unusually buzy with a vaiety of activities happening, one of those activities was getting a new, well second hand but new to me Lap Top Computer, very exciting but has meant installing programes and getting it set up, some of which is know done and with a bit of time to spare now I can catch up what I have been doing on my sampler.
![Feather Stitch variations](http://loopylace.com/anniescrazyworld/wp-images/sampler_161d906to910.jpg)
These are a couple of feather stitch variations from The Batsfords Encyclopedia of Embroidery Stitches by Anne Butler…Sharon reviewed this book when she found it.
The first 2 lines are whipped feather stitch, the first one is whipped in the same thread and the second line is whipped with a contrasting thread…
The 3rd line is knotted feather stitch, it has the knot formed on the central side of the thread…in the 4th line I was testing wether there was much of a visual difference if I formed the knot on the outside edge side of the thread, there is more shape to the central spine of the stitch.
![stitch angle for detail 908](http://loopylace.com/anniescrazyworld/wp-images/sampler_161d908how.jpg) ![stitch angle for detail 909](http://loopylace.com/anniescrazyworld/wp-images/sampler_161d909how.jpg)
The last line is recording Autumn, I was playing around with doing big block letters down the line when a friend visited and suggested having the letters smaller and falling down like Autumn leaves.
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March 19th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Nice stitches. I have never seen these feather variations before. Although I am a newbee crazy quilter.
March 19th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I love the way you’ve done your AUTUMN as falling leaves. It turned out so cute!
Thanks, too, for showing some progress pictures. I was wondering how you get all of your lines so, er, “lined up.” Now I see you’ve got guidelines. I wondered if you were counting squares or what…? Thanks for showing!
April 1st, 2009 at 6:23 am
Both versions of the knotted Feather stitch look very good. The 4th row would work well as sea weed too.