TAST 2010 Week 27 Woven Trellis Stitch

This weeks challenge stitch is a great stitch that can add texture to a piece. You can make them individually and and with a bead in the middle they look like flowers. Or you can make them quite large scattered across a piece or can  look very effective if worked on mass or overlapping each other. 

If you are enjoying this challenge you may also enjoy Personal Library of Stitches an online class which will start on Friday September 24th. For more information about this class follow the link, as at a cost of 6 lessons for $60 it is good value.

How to work Woven Trellis stitch 

With woven trellis you work a group of foundation stitches which hold weaving. When weaving use a blunt tapestry needle so that as you weave the threads you do not split the threads by accident. 

Work the foundation stitches. Start by working 12 straight stitches arranged radiating from the middle of a circle clustered in groups of 3 so that you have a formation that looks like the illustration.

 

Bring the working thread out at the middle.

Using a a blunt tapestry needle begin weaving by selecting a 'petal' and sliding the needle from one side to the other, picking up the two outer threads. You do not pick up the middle thread.  

Pull the thread through firmly but not too tight. 

Turn the needle and continue weaving by sliding the needle from one side to the other, picking the middle thread.  

Pull your thread through and continue in this back and forth motion until you have woven to the base. 

As you weave use the needle to pack the petal so that it firm.

Continue weaving until it is packed firmly to the base. Take the thread to the back and  to the middle o start on the next petal. 

When you have worked all 4 sections take the thread to the back of your work and secure with two small back stitches.

As you can see this stitch looks very effective in a hand dyed multicoloured thread. 

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.

The 2010 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 

Week 18 Wave Stitch 

Week 19 Up and Down Feather Stitch 

Week 20 Buttonhole wheel cup 

Week 21 Slipped detached chain stitch 

Week 22 Triple Chain stitch

Week 23 Wave Chain Stitch

Week 24 Siennese Stitch

Week 25 Vandyke Stitch 

Week 26 Chained cross stitch 

Comments

[Maureen Bond]

Oh this is a nice stitch and I'm looking forward to trying it out. It looks similar to the Double Cast-on but even easier to manage.

[Linda]

Thank you for this great tutorial Sharon. I love this and must try it. Your photographs are so clear and precise.

[viji]

Beautiful stitch..
It does looks like Kamalkadaiwork.
I had given a trial and posted it on my blog.
http://viji-crafts.blogspot.com
and the flicker group too.
Thanks for the tutorial.
viji

[Maureen Bond]

This stitch is fabulous and so quick and easy to do. My samples are at

http://crazyqstitcher.wordpress.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyqstitcher/
I am hoping to work with finer threads through the week

Thanks Sharon, the Woven Trellis stitch really is a winner.

[Sandy Jandik]

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

[Raphaela]

Here is my three-in-one post for Vandyke, Chained Cross and Woven Trellis Stitch: http://textileexplorations.blogspot.com/2010/09/tast2.html.

Thank you so much Sharon for your advice concerning my blogger problems.

[Annet]

This stitch was so much fun! I wrote about it here:
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2010/09/woven-trellis-stitch.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28957501@N04/4952040718/

[Lakshmi Sadala]

Hi, Here is my trial of woven trellis stitch


http://sadalas.blogspot.com/2010/09/tast2-week27-woven-trellis-stitch.html

[anaslua2010]

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

Here you can see my example of my woven trellis stitch, made in a kind of a little bouquet.

[Linda Calverley]

I've put my samples on my blog

http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com/2010/09/take-stitch-tuesday-week-27.html

[Carolyn Foley]

I am very slow this week. Have posted to my http://carorose.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/09/tast-2010-week-27-woven-trellis-stitch.html and to the http://www.flickr.com/groups/56846286@N00/

[shirley bligh]

I liked this stitch It has a lot of uses.

I have posted i my samples to StitchinFingers
and on Flicker at

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

[shirley bligh]

I have now put my stitches and the fabric page they are on up on my blog at:

http://shirleystwistedthreads.blogspot.com/

[nancilyn]

Blogged
http://mindblogglings.blogspot.com/2010_09_01_archive.html#1225156350705469049

[thendral]

I have posted the samples here.
http://thendralscraft.blogspot.com/2010/09/woven-trellis-tast.html
thank u.

[vivian]

I completed my sample.
I had fun with this: vivian.institches.blogspot.com/

[trellis]

I am going to have to practice all of those stitches. This blog is amazing, it truly inspired me to create.