WWW .NEEDLEWORK-TIPS-AND-TECHNIQUES.COM Stitch-A-Long with Carol White Work Sampler Carol Leather 2011 X - C ALIBRE D ESIGNS Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 4 Getting started ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Before commencing ........................................................................................................................... 5 Band One ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Single Faggot Stitch ............................................................................................................................ 6 Band Two ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Drawn thread work techniQue – securing the fabric threads ............................................................ 8 Drawn thread work techniQue – removing the threads .................................................................... 8 Drawn thread work techniQue – Hemstitching ................................................................................. 9 Band Three .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Satin stitch border ........................................................................................................................... 10 Pulled double back stitch ................................................................................................................. 10 Band Four ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Diamond eYelet stitch ...................................................................................................................... 12 Double backstitch leaves ................................................................................................................. 13 Band Five ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Pulled Satin Stitch ............................................................................................................................ 14 HoneYcomb Stitch ........................................................................................................................... 14 Band Six ............................................................................................................................................... 16 Three sided stitch ............................................................................................................................ 16 Ringed back stitch ............................................................................................................................ 17 Band Seven .......................................................................................................................................... 18 Diagonal 4 sided stitch ..................................................................................................................... 18 Completed work .................................................................................................................................. 19 Storage ............................................................................................................................................. 19 Frame it! .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Introduction OriginallY released through the www.needlework-tips-and-techniQues.com ezine, Stitchin’Time, here you can find combined the full step-by-step guide on how to build this beautiful whitework sampler. The popular reQuest to have this published as an eBook, has meant that you will now be able to get a full pattern chart for Your use, as well as all the help and guidance that was available in the original stitch-a-long. If you have never embarked on a whitework project before don’t worrY, you will find these easY to follow steps and illustrations an asset. The completed project is 9.4 x 14.2cm or 3.7 x 5.6 inches, however You could repeat any of the bands if you reQuire something larger. I do hope you enjoY stitching mY sampler and would love to see your finished results. Getting started In order to produce this stunning piece of work, You will need the following items: • 28 count evenweave fabric 10" bY 12” inches (the original model was stitched on BrittneY) • Perle no 8 thread in white - 1 ball • Size 24 tapestrY needle • Small EmbroiderY hoop • Sharp pointed embroiderY scissors It is important to have sharp pointed scissors, as in band 2 you will need to cut the fabric threads and theY will be necessary! I have had people turn up to classes with dressmaking shears (!) when I told them to bring embroidery scissors, so please do try to use the right tools for the job. It will make it so much easier for You. Before commencing You may also benefit from a Quick visit to the www.needlework-tips-and-techniQues.com website to brush up on the background of the techniques and the stitches that will be used throughout this project, however the ‘How to’ on the following stitches will be included within this eBook: • Whitework techniQues • Pulled Work • Drawn Thread Work • Single Faggot Stitch • Hemstitching • Satin stitch • Pulled double back stitch • Diamond eYelet stitch • Double backstitch • Pulled Satin stitch • HoneYcomb stitch • Three sided stitch • Ringed back stitch • 4 sided stitch Eager to get going? Assuming now that You have all Your supplies, let’s get going and start on that first band... Oh and remember, should You get stuck, You are not alone. I will be on hand to assist You, all You will need to do is access the website, and use the “contact me” form. It would be most helpful if You title the message: "Help with whitework sampler", and remember that I live in the UK, so I maY well be sleeping when I receive Your message. I will of course, come back to You as soon as possible. If your particular querY is stopping you from progressing, though, do have a look at the forum section of the site, as you maY well find help or assistance there. Band One Measure 4 inches down on Your fabric to find the top of our first band of pulled work. Count 36 threads left from the centre (found bY folding the fabric in half lengthwise) which will be the beginning of stitch 1 on the diagram below. You will find it easier to execute the stitches if You pop your work into an embroidery hoop; a 7 or 8" hoop is ideal. Single Faggot Stitch Single faggot stitch is worked in diagonal rows and I have coloured each of the first four rows differentlY to make it easier to follow. Please note that You will be using white thread throughout, not coloured! I have also shown the direction the thread will follow on the back of the fabric, behind the grid, bY similarlY coloured lines for the first two rows. As You work pull firmlY on the thread to "scrunch up" the fabric threads and create small holes at the beginning and end of each stitch. For this band each stitch is worked over 4 fabric threads. You will see that the fourth "sQuare" in the top row of the chart has a small green dot inside it. This is where we are starting in the diagram above. Bring the needle up at the left hand side of stitch 1 and go down over 4 fabric threads in the direction of the arrow. Bring the needle back up four threads lower and to the left to start stitch 2. Then reuse the first hole to finish the second stitch. The thread carried behind will be in diagonal lines. Bring the needle back up to work stitch 3, again in the direction of the arrows (remember to pull firmlY) and reuse the same hole from which stitch 2 emerged. Continue in this manner until You reach stitch 8. After stitch 8 You will carrY the thread diagonallY across to begin row 2 (shown in pink) with stitch 9. Then continue in the same way up row 2, with vertical and horizontal stitches on the front of your work and diagonal ones on the back. Begin row 3 in the same way following the numbered stitches on the diagram. The beginning of row 4 is a little different. When You have completed stitch 25 turn the work over and slip Your needle through the back of stitch 24. This prevents the thread carried across the back from showing behind the hole at the end of stitch 25. Bring the needle back up in position for stitch 26 and then carrY on as before. When You reach the right hand end of the band, You will finish each row as shown on the chart to give a straight edge to the band. Then turn Your work upside down and rejoin Your thread behind the back of existing stitches to work the "missing" stitches in order to sQuare up that end of the block as well. Congratulations, You have finished the first band of the white work sampler which should look like the photograph below. Band Two We are doing drawn thread work in this band. You should then be able to appreciate the difference between this and pulled work (or drawn fabric needlework). In drawn thread needlework we actuallY REMOVE fabric threads and then gather the remaining ones together