Week 4 has sped by again with more complications than I would have liked, but I have, at least, finally completed my sample. This sample fills my first piece of linen...
As there were fewer variations to work through, I managed to experiment a little with the stitch. I enjoyed this one - this stitch has given me a few ideas to work on when I get a spare minute!
I started off well but soon got a bit bogged down with the basic stitch. It reminds me a little of ribs and a backbone!
I liked the look of the basic stitch but it wouldn't have made a very inspiring sample so I had a go at a version with a wavy 'backbone' before realising I could also cross the 'ribs', make them meet and make them more random...
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| Wavy spine |
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| Angled ribs and meeting ribs |
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| 1) Ribs meeting, 2) Irregular ribs 3) Crossed ribs 4) Interlocking ribs |
I enjoyed playing with this stitch a little and must make time to experiment further.
I have had a chance to look through everyone's work, at last, and would like to share a couple of my favourites: beautiful colours at over ArtWhiz and such intricate stitching from Masha Novoselova
A lovely range of stitch samples!
ReplyDeleteWow. You really did enjoy playing with this stitch. Kathy
ReplyDeletenice work
ReplyDeletei like the comparison of the spine and bones . . . a whole new way to think about this stitch.
:-)
libbyQ
Thank you! The ribs and spine idea was the only way I could think of to descibe what I'd done (without it getting too technical)!
DeleteBeautiful variations.
ReplyDeletevery nice sampler. the variations are intersting and I love the colors you choiced.
ReplyDeleteIt is showing how much you enjoyed your stitching..I like the idea of angled ribs and meeting ribs..
ReplyDeleteYour irregular ribs make me think of thorns on roses! I like how you're addressing this challenge! Will you stitch your "pages" into a book? Or do like Sharon has done and stitch your panels into one long banner?
ReplyDeleteI originally intended to make the linen 'pages' into a book but have got carried away and stitched too close to the edge. So the next 'cunning plan' is to attach the pages to backing fabric of some kind and then sew these together into a book.... As you can see it is a somewhat undeveloped plan so far!
DeleteKirsty, thank you very much! I like your wavy spine, so nice!
ReplyDeleteMasha
Thank you for stopping by and linking my page!! I love your variations - so creative :)
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