While lazing about work, I finished the March block for Song of the Weather; now I am only five months behind!
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| Song of the Weather: March |
Hardanger looks complex, but once you start doing it, you get the hang of the stitches, and it generally goes pretty smoothly. If I were to do this one again, I would make the wrapped bars skinnier so that they would be more apparent.
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| Queen Stitches |
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| Square Filets & Wrapped Bars |
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| Basque Knots & French Knots |
The first three months, with April going beneath January:
Best Stitches & Wishes,
Oh Wow! They look smashing together. I am still working on March at the moment - french knots are causing me all sorts of problems :(
ReplyDeleteI always recommend this tutorial:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/knots/french-knot/
I found it when I was struggling with the Berwick stitch in Around the World in 80 Stitches. Now it's the first place I go if I'm having trouble with a new stitch.