TAST 2010 Week 18 Wave Stitch
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 6:30AMWe have another simple stitch this week (you can tell I am a bit busy finishing the final edits of my GIMP for textile designers because it is starting July 7th)
This stitch is a bit similar to cloud filling in the sense that it is a waved patterned filling stitch. You work the stitch row upon row to fill an area and build up a pattern. When worked in different shaded this stitch is also known as Looped shading stitch.
Note with this sample I have spaced each ‘wave’ a little apart so that you can see what is happening but normally the gap between the feet of the stitch would not be so large.
How to work Wave Stitch
You start this stitch at the top row.
With the first row work a line of evenly spaced small straight stitches that stand vertically
Bring your needle out at the base of the first row and pass the needle under the first straight stitch. Pull the needle through to thread your yarn under the straight stitch.
Insert your needle at the base of the row to the left so that the yarn forms an inverted V shape.
Bring your needle out to the left close to where it entered the fabric (this is the step I have worked further apart so that you can see what is going on)
Continue in this manner to work the first row.
On the second and following rows bring your needle out at the base of the row and working in the opposite direction along the row, thread your yarn through the feet of the inverted V stitches made on the previous row.
Continue in this back and forth manner until the area is filled with the stitch.
As you can see this stitch looks good worked in a space dyed thread. This is some hand dyed perle #5 thread.
Worked in a traditional manner this stitch is evenly spaced but if you change the spacing and heights of the rows it can become a very contemporary filling stitch. As with all patterned stitches beads looks good stitched in the gaps or at the feet of the wave.
I hope you enjoy this weeks stitch!
How to join in.
Work an example of the stitch. Experiment a bit, photograph it, and put it on your flickr site or write about it on your blog.
Please remember to link back to here so others can find the challenge too.
Come here to this post and leave a comment to tell everyone where your site is. (Click on the title and it will take you to this post on an individual page if you bookmark it you can find it again)
Also now if you leave your full address ie include the http:// bit in your address it will become a link automatically.
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.
Other groups and networks
You can also share your explorations with other members on stitchin fingers group and the flickr TAST site
All posts relating to this challenge are in the Take a Stitch Tuesday category and the guidelines and list of participants is here.
Anyway enjoy the stitch this week!
The 2010 TAST Stitches so far...
Week 1 Diamond Stitch
Week 2 Knotted Loop stitch
Week 3 Beaded Hedebo Edge
Week 4 Portuguese Border Stitch
Week 5 Knotted buttonhole stitch
Week 6 Buttonhole Eyelet Flower
Week 7 Rope Stitch
Week 8 Fancy Hem Stitch
Week 9 Raised herringbone band
Week 10 Cloud Filling
Week 11 Bullion Buttonhole
Week 12 Sorbello
Week 13 Raised Cup Stitch
Week 14 Buttonholed herringbone
Week 15 Ladder Stitch
Week 16 Italian knotted border stitch
Week 17 Sword Stitch
Reader Comments (18)
You can see it on the 2nd picture on the post on link below:
http://myfirstbambina.blogspot.com/2010/06/sampler-3-2nd-phase-and-dds-science.html
I need to catch up with many of the TAST2 stitches , so glad that I happened to have
this one covered ;-). I really need to catch up !
viji
Thanks so much for all the work and time you give to share your knowledge with all of us !
http://www.flickr.com/people/stitchinwoman/
http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com/2010/07/tast-week-18-wave-stitch-rose.html
please have a look. http://amovablefeast.blogspot.com
so i've posted my best attempt on my blog. if anyone has any helpful advice i would love it if you shared.
www.simpletosublimepapernapkinpoetry.blogspot.com
:-)
libbyQ
Late again but not because I am disinterested in TAST2. I enjoy and complete my stitching on time but have much bother with the computer and photo program.
Why do they break down at the wrong time?
I have seen some very nice examples, by members, of the Sword stitch but my brain was on the blink along with the computer.
Week 19 is one of my favourite stitches.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyqstitcher/
http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
vivian-institches.blogspot.com
http://umacheenu.blogspot.com
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/tast-2010-18-wave-stitch/
My fickr page-http://www.flickr.com/photos/22818176@N07/4891336702/
Thank you,
Chitra
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2010/09/wave-stitch.html