Embroidering Woven Roses with 2D Stitches

In the last 2D Stitch post you will have seen the Woven Rose samples shown below.

 They are woven using 1 or 2 pins - as shown in the centre of the large teaching frame here.

The roses were formed using Woven Pique Stitch, the stems in Palestrina Stitch and the leaves in Raised Leaf Stitch.

I can almost smell the roses!

Flower heads could also be made using different of thread and a Spiders Web stitch.

We hope you have enjoyed viewing these lovely textured stitches. If you would like to learn how to stitch them for yourself come along to our group on the 3rd Wednesday of the month - details in our Profile para on the top right of the blog; Barbara or another of our experienced stitchers will be happy to show you the ropes (or should I say Threads? )

Next up is the Innovative Scottish Thistle.

2D Stitches

At the January  meeting of the Lytham St Annes Embroiderers Guild we were taught some lovely 2D stitches by our long time member Barbara.
Embroidery stitches have 3 dimensions to them - the first type 1D; are flat across the surface fabric, examples are Black Work and Cross Stitch.
2D stitches look as if they are on top of the surface as if they are raised from the fabric (some people get confused and call these 3D) but 3D embroidery uses a base of wire or felt so that it can stand alone, away from the fabric and is called Stump Work.
This yellow pansy below is an example of stump work. Wire was used to form the shape of the petals and sewn around with Button Hole Stitch then Long and Short stitches used to make the petals which were then cut away from the foundation fabric very close to the button hole stitches.

Absolutely Beautiful Stump Work

Barbara had stitched up so many samples using different types of thread, string and raffia that it will take several posts to show you everything. 
Here she is with a huge frame to show us how to do the first stitch which was Palestrina Stitch also known Double Knot stitch, Tied Coral, Old English Knot stitch or Smyrna Stitch.

When she wears that white apron she means business 

Here she is in action with the Huge Teaching Frame.

A close up of the stitches we were learning - Palestrina, Raised Stem Band, Raised Chain Stitch, Woven Pique, French Knots and Spiders Web.

The Palestrina Knot using Stranded Floss, Pearl Cotton and Polypropylene String.

On the left in green a good example of Palestrina in a wool type thread. On the right it would have been better to use more than 2 strands of floss. Obviously a thicker thread will require a needle with a larger eye such as a Long Darning Needle but it must have a sharp pointed end not a blunt one as on a wool darning needle.

In the next post you'll see what Barbara did with these stitches and how they can be used in your embroidery.

Till then - Happy Stitching...