week 27 - Bullion Stitch

[cinzia]

Well here it is... TAST is recommencing. As I said earlier I will continue from where we left off before our break and when we reach week 53 I will restart from the beginning for all of our newcomers so there is no need to do catch-up

The stitch for this week is bullion stitch, which you are sure to enjoy. i love the look of those flowers which Sharon has completed. Never realised how easy it was. Well it looks easy adn the proof shall be in the doing. In Sharon's original posting she presents many creative ways with bullion stitch plus hints to help overcome common problem of over-tight stitches. More hints are found in her 2006 journal and step by step directions are in her stitch dictionary
there are also some gorgeous flowers with some instructions by Sharon in two( one and two) of her crazy quilting sample from earlier this year.

For added inspiration last year's samples are great

One interesting link from Sharon's pages took me to Coats and Clarks list of 'basic' stitches from the 1940s. You will be pleased to know that bullion stitch was one of the basic stitches which people learnt.. so it can't be that hard.. let me know your thoughts on that point once you have posted your sample:)

Mary Corbett's web site has a video presentation for people who like to actually see the stitch being formed.
Here are some step by step photos, which appear rather caterpillar-like

well this is a great week to start as there were so many resources around so you will have lots to look at while learning this stitch. Don't be overwhelmed. There are many beginners here.. myself for number one. If you are short on time do just one or two samples of the stitch. Remnember you will have week 4 to catch up as no new stitch is uploaded that week.

When you have finished your sample, photograph it and then upload it to our TAST page on flickr. If you haven't yet applied to join the flickr page do so soon and i will approve it as soon as I see it. When you upload please include the stitch name as a tag as it makes it easier for people to search for samples later. Also in the description many people like to know what kind of thread and fabric you used in case they wish to also try it out.

Then most importantly come back here and put a comment under this discussion with a link to your photo so people can easily check it out.

Looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful work.

[Pallavi]

great by when should be the picture uploaded, i mean cut off time and date

[cinzia]

Photo can be uploaded whenever you do it. If you manage to stay on task then you will get it up this week. However many of us find that at times life gets in the way. If that happens then simply do the stitch when you can and upload it then.
For example, wheater stitch was uploaded around February yet Gina only managed to complete it to her satisfaction in June, which is when she uploaded it.
Both flickr and the discussion are open for additions at anytime. Just make sure when you do upload a photo that you let us know about it in the correct stitch discussion. There are many of us who have our settings set to receive all messages, not just the current topic.
You will enjoy this. I know I do.

[Ann Flowers]

So can we use the stitch in any way we want? Or should it be by itself on a basic piece? I guess i am asking are we supposed to do just a line of stitches or make something with them after we understand how to do it?

[Carol-Anne]

Hi Ann, you can do what ever you want. Literally anything, there are no rules about what you do it on, what materials you use, whether you combine it or do it alone, or how much you do. You decide :-)

Take a look at what was done during the orginal TAST, the variety is amazing.

[Ann Flowers]

Thank you for the reply I will add a picture of how I used my Bullion stitches tot he album tomorrow. I need to work on them so much more, my ends never seem to want to even out or bunch up.


Thanks for the challenge:)

[cinzia]

Thanks for the warning. I will look out for that when I make mine tomorrow

[TheeCoyote]

I have yet to master this stitch, in fact I gave up on it and haven't tried it for a long time. I will be giving it another go, perhaps not be so anxious or insistent on making it perfect.

[cinzia]

Does that mean it is more of a challenge than it looked while I was uploading it? Hmmm... hoping to give it a try today.

[TheeCoyote]

Mary Corbett's video covered the faults in my method. It would seem just common sense, but apparently I didn't employ any when I tried this stitch last. LOL.

[cinzia]

Thanks for the hint.. will look carefully at that

[Miriam]

This is a new stitch for me. At the moment I am totally "in" temari's, so I practised the bullion stitch on a temari. I uploaded two pictures to the Flickr group, see picture 1 and picture 2.

[cinzia]

WOW what are these temari balls? I have never seen them before. How do you make them... easy or hard? Oh I also liked your stitches what an novel way of showcasing your work.