I bet most experienced hand stitchers that have been following this series will have guessed the stitch for this week. I have structured this challenge so that the new hands can develop skills based of previous experience. After detached chain last week, it stands to reason Chain stitch is the next stitch on the list for this week. Follow the link for directions on how to work it.
For more experienced stitchers I am encouraging them to take the stitch and push it further. There are loads of varieties of chain stitch some of which I introduce later in the challenge (although not next week!) That the challenge is to take a stitch and see what can be done with it.
For those who dont like the push it further aspect, take the second option and in a sample combine chain stitch with any previous TAST 2012 challenge stitch. I am sure crazy quilters will like this, as it demonstrates to the new hands how embellished seams are built.
You can find directions for chain stitch in my stitch dictionary. It is a stitch that is very useful for outlines as it creates a line, and for that reason is called a linear stitch.
Once again the challenge is:
For new hands to learn the stitch
Or
If you are an experienced stitcher take the stitch and push it a little further in a creative manner or combine this stitch with one of the stitches already covered in TAST 2012. If you have worked a sample in a previous challenge feel free to post a link in comments as it will inspire people but if you have time do try another sample and do something different and new!
Try working it different threads, or on different fabrics. Play with scattering and layering. You can add beads, overlap the stitch, or use it to couch down another thread or ribbon.
No matter what you do with it explore the stitch.
How to join in
Stitch a sample, take a photograph of it, put in online in your blog, flickr site or on stitchin fingers page, swing by here and leave a comment with your full web address so people can visit and see your sample.
When you leave a comment
When you leave a comment leave it on this post. People will not find your comment if you dot them all over the blog and this means you will get less visitors for you! That is sad, after going to the effort of stitching a sample then photographing it and getting it online.
How do you know what this post is? Click on the title and you will be taken to an individual page. You can favourite it or copy and paste the URL as a note to yourself so you can return to this page again.
Don’t forget to leave your full web address in the comment, including the http:// bit as this will then become a live link that people can follow. Leave it in the comment itself so people can just click on the link and they come to your site.
Visit a few sites of people who have already left a comment. See what they have done. I am sure everyone will enjoy following the links left in the comments. If you have time, let other people know that you have seen their work on their site.
Where is the comments link?
Look under the title you will see comments. Click there to be taken to a comment box.
Any special rules?
There are no rules but I do have a request, please link back here.
Interesting work will be featured
On Pintangle I will feature samples that participants have stitched as part of the challenge. These feature spots draw attention to particularly creative and interesting work. This will mean some people’s work will be re-published here. Obviously I will credit them and link to their website. I am going to assume that when you leave your link here if you dont say anything, I have your permission to feature your work. If you do not want your work to be featured in the highlights series please state this in the comment you leave.
Other groups and networks
You can also share your explorations with other members on the social network site of your choice. There is a Facebook TAST 2012 page, stitchin fingers group and the flickr TAST site. All these sub groups are set up at request of members.
Although I do watch these groups my main focus is here and if you want to contact me do so here as with so much activity I might miss you on the other sites.
Guidelines to the challenge are to be found here and all posts relating to TAST are in the Take a Stitch Tuesday category
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Week 1: Fly Stitch
Week 2: Buttonhole Stitch
Week 3: Feather Stitch
Week 4: Cretan Stitch
Week 5: Herringbone Stitch
Week 6: Chevron Stitch
Week 7: Detached Chain Stitch
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00AM | 
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