TAST 2010 Week 15 Ladder stitch

 Once again I hope everyone enjoyed last weeks stitch.

This week we have a stitch that is great for borders and edges but also can be worked in a free form and chunky manner to create some great effects. 

I have worked this sample in hand dyed perle 5 thread on linen. I used the thread of the linen as a guide for the stitch but you may find it useful to mark 2 parallel lines which can act as a guide. As usual make sure you use a dissolvable pen (these can be purchased in quilting shops) 

Work this stitch in a vertical line down your piece.  

Bring your thread to the front of your fabric on the left side of the line you plan to work and make a straight  horizontal stitch across the width of line, taking your thread to back on the right.   

 

Bring your thread to the front of the fabric just above and to the left from where it entered the fabric.

Make a small diagonal stitch, over the straight stitch. It will make a small small cross stitch, and in the process taking the needle to the back of the fabric. 

 

Bring your needle from the back just below where you started to stitch on the left hand side. 

 

Slide your needle under the horizontal stitch. 

Pull your needle through to form your first edge.

Take your needle across to the right side and slide the needle under the crossed stitch as illustrated.

Pull the needle through to form a loop on the edge. 

Take the needle to the back of the fabric just below the loop but on the line.

On the left hand side bring your needle out below the previous stitch but on the vertical line. 

 

Slide your needle under the thread from right to left as illustrated.

Take your needle across to the right hand side, and slide the needle from right to left under the loop as illustrated.

Continue in this manner down the line. 

As you can see the stitch form a broad line. This line can be wavy, and follow a gradual curve. You can also lace ribbon and interesting threads through the rungs of the ladder.

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 

Comments

[Arlene White]

G'Day Sharon,
I hope to start doing these shortly, now that I have caught up on a lot of stitching, and speaking of I have finally finished my final piece of your Ribbon Embroidery class I took with you last year. I have blogged it on blogger. http://arlenes-crafts.blogspot.com/

Thanks for sharing this wonderful challenge, you are so generous.

Arlene

[Virginia]

Sigh - each and every stitch looks like so much fun. Someday, im going to print out all the stitches I missed, sit down and try ALL of them. Just as soon as I have a minute . . .

Keep them coming! I'm watching, even if I'm not participating right now. :)

[libbyquilter]

i've decided to give the TAST a try.
i worked up last weeks stitch and this weeks stitch and posted it within my blog.
i'm very much looking forward to seeing what others are doing with these stitches.
thank you sharon b for offering this wonderful opportunity for learning more about an art form that i adore: embroidery/embellishment.

:-)
libbyQ

p.s. hopefully i've linked in properly . . . not sure just how this works as it's my first time with this set-up.

http://simpletosublimepapernapkinpoetry.blogspot.com/

[Ruth Palsson]

I have had some fun with ladder stitch:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4683892806/in/pool-56846286@N00

[Sandy Jandik]

I've posted the Ladder Stitch on my blog http://focus-on-fiber.blogspot.com

[viji]

I had given a trial of this stitch and posted in flicker group.
viji

[Linda Calverley]

I have posted my sample on my blog. Even with a frame I found the tension could be a problem and it is easy to miss the correct row on evenweave. I guess that is why it is a good idea to mark the fabric [which I didn't].

http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com/2010/06/tast-week-15-and-art-quilt-update.html

[Cindy B]

I have posted my ladder explorations on the flickr site.

[Miriam Klaassen]

This week my sample is simple, so I have finished it yet. See my blog http://borduurblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/ladder-stitch.html .

[Liz Ozselcuk]

I love this stitch, but life has intervened and is going to cause me to bag it for now. Here is a belated posting of last week's stitch and improved images of earlier stitches, http://www.flickr.com/photos/37200176@N07/

[Ruth Palsson]

I have had another go at ladder stitch - a slightly different variation from the one Sharon has above:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchingbushwalker/4694247333/in/pool-56846286@N00

[Carolyn Foley]

In my rush to catch up (I was weeks behind) I forgot to link the last few stitches. Remembered this one.
http://carorose.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/06/tast-2010-week-15-ladder-stitich.html

[Penny]

Late but not as late as last week. On my blog, if only I could keep a straight line! sigh.

[anaslua2010]

I put my "railway track" into the pool at Flickr. At the same time a bullion buttonhole flower - I copied the bead variation from Shirley - what do I say? I learned it from Shirley!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchinwoman/

[brigitte68]

just on time! I put the two last stitches on the flickr site

[Nancilyn]

I had a wonderful time with this stitch! Just finished blogging about it and will be posting on Flickr as well.
http://mindblogglings.blogspot.com/

[Raphaela]

Here is my ladder stitch: http://textileexplorations.blogspot.com/2010/06/tast2-ladder-and-italian-knotted-border.html

[kay susan]

Just a little bit late and just a little bit of ladder stitch on the blog and the flickr group.

[Sharon B]

Libby I fixed your link - all you need is the full address ie the http bit as well and it automatically becomes a link

[Annet]

I needed to step back from my CQ-block, so there was time to catch up with the ladder stitch. It’s on my blog:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2010/07/ladder-stitch.html

[umasrinivasan]

I have tried Week 15 stitch and posted in my blog and Flickr.
http://umacheenu.blogspot.com

[chitra gangadharan]

M y ladder stitch trials are on my blog-http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/tast-2010-15-ladder-st/
my flickr-http://www.flickr.com/photos/22818176@N07/4860919156/in/pool-56846286@N00