I’m so proud of myself. I experimented with week two’s TAST stitch – the buttonhole stitch earlier this week. In fact, the only reason I didn’t post earlier was because my pictures came out too dark. We had a snow storm yesterday and it was hard to get a decent photo.
Here is this week’s sample:
For some reason, I was thinking about spirals, so decided to draw one on my fabric and follow around the line with the buttonhole stitch. I wanted the spiral drawn line to stand out, so added dimension and strength to the line by adding glass seed beads (Mill Hill Color # 330).
And for those of you who would like to see how I added them, I took some additional photos of the stitching in progress.
Even though this is in the middle of my stitching, imagine this first picture is the start of your buttonhole stitch. The needle thread is coming up from the back – on the drawn line – and this is the time to add a bead to the needle:
Slide the bead down the thread:
Make a the buttonhole stitch with the needle, and nestle the bead into place with the needle tip:
If you like, you can hold the bead in place with your thumb:
Pull the needle through the fabric, and that’s all there is to it. Add another bead on the needle, slide it into place, take another stitch and before you know it, you have a beautifully embroidered spiral design.
I hope you enjoyed seeing what I did with the buttonhole stitch, and my little mini tutorial is helpful.
Hugs…
January 15, 2012 at 4:44 pm |
Beautiful. I love it.
January 15, 2012 at 7:21 pm |
Oh my.. I *love* this look! The beads are a wonderful touch and thank you for the tutorial on how to do it. This stitch really lends itself to the spiral. Beautifully done 🙂
January 15, 2012 at 8:05 pm |
Lovely stitching! Thanks for the tutorial.
January 16, 2012 at 12:47 pm |
Wow that is beautiful!
January 16, 2012 at 2:44 pm |
Oh so beautiful! Thanks.
January 22, 2012 at 12:08 pm |
I love it! I want to try one, You are so creative.
January 26, 2012 at 3:21 pm |
oh this is really well done and looks great! Well done!
April 6, 2012 at 12:55 pm |
this is beautiful! thanks for showing how you did it!
May 29, 2012 at 8:02 am |
Love this stitch. I am making throw pillows for the bed and this is just what I need to accent my current pillow.
July 31, 2012 at 2:53 am |
What a fabulous idea!
August 29, 2012 at 10:27 am |
Genial!! Queda muy bonito1!! Gracias
April 9, 2013 at 11:16 pm |
wonderful…thanks so much!!!
October 9, 2013 at 4:31 pm |
Parabéns, que trabalho lindo! Obrigada por dividir conosco essa maravilha!
May 19, 2014 at 11:01 am |
I love it. Thanks 🙂
May 2, 2015 at 2:50 pm |
This a great idea. Thank you for the clear instructions and great photos. Will be searching more of your work.
June 2, 2015 at 6:01 pm |
Thank you for Sharing, it is beautiful.
February 29, 2016 at 3:08 am |
how nice and delicate!
thanks for sharing,
best regards from Copenhagen
Erika
May 31, 2016 at 5:54 pm |
Me encanta, muy inspirador!!!😃
January 27, 2018 at 10:54 am |
Beautiful! And informative! Thanks!
February 11, 2019 at 5:14 am |
Must be a very fine needle…what type do you use ?
April 30, 2019 at 10:05 am |
John James needles.
October 4, 2020 at 10:49 pm |
how did you make the spiral please?
January 1, 2021 at 6:57 pm |
I googled spiral shapes, and found one the size I wanted. I traced it onto the fabric with a Clover water soluble blue pen. I hope you give this a try.