TUTORIAL :Feather stitch

Feather stitch is a very easy stitch, It is mostly used for foliage and stems.
This stitch is worked from top to bottom and alternatively between right and left. An easy and a beautiful stitch by itself -can be embellished by adding beads, knots, sequins, and other stitches too.
1. Knot your thread and bring the needle out at A.

2. Now take the needle in down at B and come up at C keeping the working thread under the needle to form a "V".

Now imagine another set of parallel lines to work your next stitch
3.Now bring down the needle at D and again form a "V" at E

4. Now move on to the other side and form a "V" by bringing the needle down at F and up at G

this way you can work the required length

We can incorporate beads and daisy stitch to enhance the look as shown

Double feather stitch is working 2 stitches on easy side


This stitch can be used in ribbon embroidery too

try to use the woven stitch and feather stitch in a design with ribbons. gives amazing results

happy stitching

WOVEN STITCH

Time for the next stitch:-). I have tried to incorporate the same stitch with both thread and satin ribbon.Lets explore a woven rose :
I thought of this stitch as it is a little similar to the algerian stitch which we have already seen.

1. Mark a circle and divide it into five parts spaced equally.

2.Make 5 straight stitches from the numbered points to the center as shown. This step is similar to the one which is shown in Algerian stitch.
3.Bring the needle out at any point in between the foundation at the centre.
4.Now we have to start weaving the thread around the spokes alternating, that is if you take the needle above one spoke , you must take it under the next one.Ignore the frayed edges:-)

5. So alternating go above and below the spokes as shown
6. This is how it looks when finished

Now the same procedure can be followed to make a similar flower with ribbons.These flowers are best done with silk ribbons, but i did not find one here, so settled down to do it with satin ribbons which is easily available in the market. It is suggested that we use a chenille needle but i could find only a tapestry needle, managed with it:-(
Here the foundations spokes can be laid with a matching thread and the weaving to be done with the ribbon following the same procedure.
Twist the ribbon to get a good twirl





These are the ribbons and the needle that i have used


If you do not know how knot with ribbon, this is the first step
1.Take a small length of ribbon,insert it through the needle eye, pull a small length trough
2.Insert the needle again into the small length and pull

3.Pull back to form a knot near the needle eye.

4.There may be many methods to do this but i found this one very easy.
My daughter tried this and this is her sample
Try both of these in your wearables, looks very pretty

happy stitching