Take a Stitch Tuesday week 2

I certainly enjoyed visiting and oggling all the samples created last week in fact there was a little too much time online. But who can resist eyecandy. It will be interesting to see what people do this week. 

This weeks Take a stitch Tuesday challenge hand embroidery stitch is ….

Buttonhole stitch! You will find directions on how to stitch Buttonhole stitch here in my stitch dictionary.

Once again if 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.

Never underestimate a basic sttich. Experiment with it as the upright lengths can also be varied to form shapes.

Just by changing the base line and the length of the arms you can create shapes. 

Rows of the stitch can be built up to create patterns or it can be worked back to back.

Play with the spacing working the upright parts closely together, or work them further apart. 

Try working it different threads, on different fabrics, or fabrics that have been hand dyed or add beads,  overlap lines of the stitch, or use it to couch down another thread or ribbon.

Of course this is popular stitch used in crazy quilting.

No matter what you do with it explore the stitch. 

 

If you have worked a sample in a previous challenge that is great and feel free to post a link in comments as it will inspire people (I am sure folks learn most form the eye candy provided by the community) but if you have time do try another sample and do something different and new! It is a challenge after all.  

Interesting work will be featured

As explained last week at times I will feature samples that some 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 give credit and link to their website.  If you do not want your work to be featured in the highlights series please state this in the comment you leave.  I am going to assume that if you dont say anything, I have your permission to feature your work. Please state your wishes each week if you want to bow out as with so many people taking the challenge I have no chance of remembering something said at the start of the year, 6 months later.  

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 check out your stitching. 

When you leave a comment 

When you leave a comment leave it on this post. There is a practical reason. People will not find your comment if you dot them all over the blog and this means you will get less visitors! That is a bit 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 including the http:// bit as this will then become a live link that people can follow. 

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. 

Other groups and networks

Every week the challenge is announced here. This blog is the main hub so do remember to swing back here to leave a comment. 

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

In my side bar I have a feature where you can have PinTangle delivered daily to your email inbox. If you find this a more convenient way to track what is going on please sign up. 

Have fun and enjoy your stitching! 

Comments

[Anna Kousi]

I don't know why but I was sure that the next one will be : buttonhole stitch! I wish you all a nice and productive week!

[Petra Weiler]

Anna, I agree - me too, I expected the buttonhole stitch and I´m excited to start tomorrow in the evening. Enjoy experimenting!

[Sharon Griffith]

Thank you Sharon....Now this one I will try doing something different.....Have a great week

[veena krishnakumar]

Love to see all the variations of this stitch!!!Thank you sharon

[Susan]

Oh, yay! I love this stitch, and look forward to a chance to explore more variations of it. I was dreaming about a variation last night, so now I get to try before I forget it!

[Diane]

Love revisiting the old standards.
http://yarngoddess.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/second-stitch/

Hope to see everyone's samplers.
:Diane ~ yarngoddess

[Miriam Klaassen]

Like past week this is a familiar stitch, practised for example in TAST in 2008. See http://borduurblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/festonsteek_10.html . But of course I am going to make something this week too.

[hopscotch]

Week 2 - here I come!
Barbara

[Ulla-Britt Önnestam]

I am still working on my fly stitch and I haw started a new serie of pages on my blog where there will be a new page for each seam. Here is a picture of lace seam with buttonhole stitch:
http://ullabritt.wordpress.com/tast-2012/2-buttonhole-stitch/

[Savitha]

Hi
Thank you Sharon for choosing the button hole stitch for this week TAST. I have posted my button hole stitch motif.
http://magicwithhands.blogspot.com/

[Savitha]

Hi
Thank you Sharon for choosing the button hole stitch for this week TAST. I have posted my button hole stitch motif.
http://magicwithhands.blogspot.com/

[Sophie]

Merci Sharon pour ce nouveau point! Je suis ravie et voici le résultat sur mon blog 1 ATC et 1 petit paysage bises de France http://monparadismestresors.over-blog.com/article-tast2-point-de-feston-96800199.html

[Tenar]

I'm showing an old, unfinished buttonhole stitch sample which I plan to finish. http://tenar72.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/buttonhole-stitch-tast-week-2/

[Sorcha]

And here's my first go with this....

http://sorchaogle.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/take-a-stitch-tuesday-week-2/

trying to decide whether I should be working with or without a hoop!

[Annet]

I started with a buttonhole border inspired by a new tangle pattern. I also added some older examples and a link to my TAST 2007 sampler.
http://fat-quarter.blogspot.com/2012/01/buttonhole-border.html
It's fun to experiment wiht buttonhole stitches again!

[viltalakim]

thanks for this special prohject it is so juch fun!! Here is my first attemp : http://viltalakim.com/blog/2012/01/tast-1/
Enjoy!!

Gonna check what the others did

[chitra gangadharan]

My earlier variations of this stitch are blogged here-
http://jizee6687.wordpress.com/category/tast/week-2-button-hole/
I enjoyed doing these last time around, Iam yet to start thinking on any new versions.
Thanks, Sharon
Chitra

[Cyndi L]

I always use this stitch to hand piece my quilt tops, but that would be cheating to count that, so I tried using the stitch to couch over some interesting fibers and then added another row just for the fun of it!
http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/tast-week-2-blanket-stitch.html

[Cyndi L]

I always use this stitch to hand piece my quilt tops, but that would be cheating to count that, so I tried using the stitch to couch over some interesting fibers and then added another row just for the fun of it!
http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/tast-week-2-blanket-stitch.html

[Julia]

The buttonhole stitch is the perfect compliment to the fly stitch on my "lace fans"! Solved a problem I was having trying to seek a nice balance. (I hope this link works!)

http://api.ning.com/files/kfU-5hLEuTaei8oQZ8ehDxZocQuSvI9oolqZ*KV4PGswwiU2lUKVZtlI4Gn62IhwQ2raOOKpDj6mfDKNr2nIQDgkWbaGDthV/buttonholelacefans.jpg?transform=rotate(90)&width=640&height=383

[Petra Weiler]

Oh, how I liked working on this Buttonhole challenge. Results can be seen here: www.my-cuddly-quilt.blogspot.com

Thank you Sharon, for organizing that for us. I´m highly motivated and inspired by all these nice works I see. Great!

[Cyndi L]

I always use this stitch to hand piece my quilt tops, but that would be cheating to count that, so I tried using the stitch to couch over some interesting fibers and then added another row just for the fun of it!
http://www.beading-arts.com/2012/01/tast-week-2-blanket-stitch.html

[Karen K]

Blanket stitch is one of my favorites!!

[Myfanwy]

This is a stitch I know well. I have very little time this week, so this is a quick interpretation. I'm not proud of the stitching, but hope you'll find it fun

http://chittlechattle.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/sometimes/

[Nat Uhing]

A favorite of mine, so it was quick and fun to do! I went with 'blanket' because buttonhole has more letters to stitch! ;D

http://smallestforest.net/2012/01/11/httpwp-mepeep9-ey/

Also, a question from a newbie for you, Sharon:

On the stitch dictionary page of each stitch you list other stitches that the current stitch is related to; should we be considering those as options for the sample, as well, or will TAST eventually get around to devoting a week to each of those other stitches? Ex. will I get a chance later in the year to work buttonhole bars, or closed feather, or the wonderfully titled Up and Down Buttonhole Feathered (!), or was this week my only chance to do all those? Just wondering how far I can take it further.
Thanks for your time, sorry for these elementary questions.
XX Nat
http://smallestforest.net

[Kathy R]

Myfanwy, Very Creative. Kathy

[Erin]

See my little Week 2 stitches here:

http://artesdomesticasmiztontli.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/stitch-challenge-2012-week-2/

[Nathalie L]

Miss Buttonhole stitch is born http://labastidane.fr/journal/?p=1629 thank you Sharon for your time.

[Masha (Ashenka)]

This is my example of buttonhole stitch. http://alovchany.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-2-tast-week-2-buttonhole-stitch.html
Sharon, it's so interesting to look others works! and it's very interesting what will be the next! :)
Masha

[petitcoeuramoi]

Merci Sharon pour ce nouveau point . voici donc ma petite contrubution
http://petitcoeuramoi.over-blog.com/article-pin-tangle-week-2-96856562.html

[Natalia]

That's my stitches http://www.nataly-manata.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-2012-week-2-buttonhole-stitch.html

[Linda Calverley]

My samples from week 1 and 2 can be seen <a href="http://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-1-2.html">here</a>

[Brigitte Otto]

Had another two fun days and will have some more!
http://stitchinfingers.ning.com/photo/buttonhole1

[Mary Ruth]

I put up a bit of buttonhole sittch this week. Some is new and some is very old.
Enjoy

http://stitchinginnc.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-week-2-buttonhole-stitch.html

[Christine T]

On my tumblr, you can see my buttonhole stitch :
http://homemadebyme.tumblr.com/post/15674641041/tast-2012-semaine-2-buttonhole-point-de-feston

It's an another part of my stitching book - first page, I made four stitch on a page !

:)

[Barbara b.]

Ich hatte schon eine Seite für mein Stickbuch gestickt und dort mit dem Buttonholestitch gespielt.
Hier ist der Post
http://textilspiel.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-2012-2-woche.html

[Angela]

Wow that week went by fast! I have posted a picture of my buttonhole stitch on my blog here
http://princessbubblescreates.blogspot.com/
I wish that my work was fine and delicate like so many of you do. Alas, that is not me. I guess I should just celebrate that I am a creative person - unique, not delicate but unique nonetheless. Truly we all bring a unique aspect to this world and we should enjoy that!

[Laurence Martin]

Thanks for this great project that is so much fun! http://www.timelessriverstudio.blogspot.com/ is where my Buttonhole Stitch is. I am leaving for a few days with no internet connection so I will enjoy the other samplers next week. Can't wait...

[Kathy]

I ended up picking out a lot of stitches but I had fun working with variations of this stitch.
Here is my sampler. http://eclecticlamb.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/week-2-tast-buttonhole-stitch/

[Christina]

http://christinaroland.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-week-2.html

And my attempt to practice on this famliar stitch, even for a beginner like me. Loved to see that even this stitch gave me more variations then I thought possible.

[Maggi]

Another stitch that I know well but lovely to revisit it. I am working on postcard size pieces and hope to make a book or two out of them. This week's is on my blog, although not finished yet.
http://maggi21.wordpress.com
Looking forward to next week's already

[Gail]

http://www.2createsg.blogspot.com/2012/01/wordless-wednesday-tast-2012-week-2.html
A few buttonhole stitch doodles. Using this for CQ is way different than making hand-made buttonholes! Thanks for all the inspiration, fellow TAST-ers!
Gail

[luiz vaz]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/luiz_vaz/6681102625/in/pool-56846286@N00
my post about the process of week2.
Thank you all!

[Lynda White]

This picture is hard to see. Hope you can make it out. You will find it at http://meanderingwithmymuse.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-first-try-at-this.html

[Arlene]

I found stitching on the 25 count linen excruciating, so decided to make a miniature CQ to use as my sampler. I posted a few photos, but need to take more of the work I did last night. I really love buttonhole stitch.


http://arlene-thefoodoflove.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-take-stitch-tuesday-week-2.html

[Andrea]

Here's what I did with it: http://tactileartsplaygroup.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/take-a-stitch-tuesday-week-2/

[Cathy L in IA]

http://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast-2012-buttonhole-stitch.html

Adding to my lap quilt!

[Ina]

I love this stitch.Normally, I would work a layer of buttonhole knots on top of that to give it a frilly effect.I call this 'frilled buttonhole stitch'.Here are a few examples:
http://letslearnembroidery.blogspot.com/2011/05/frilled-buttonhole-flowers.html

http://letslearnembroidery.blogspot.com/2011/07/underwater-scene-2.html

http://letslearnembroidery.blogspot.com/2011/12/side-view-carnation.html

[Masha (Ashenka)]

once again :) http://alovchany.blogspot.com/2012/01/needlebook-cover.html

[Raji Saj]

My trials with amazing buttonhole stitch at http://threadwithme.blogspot.com/2012/01/tast2012buttonhole-stitch.html