Thursday 1 March 2012

Tast week 9 Couching

Couching week 9



Still having so much fun.


The writing was harder than I imagined needs more practice. For the fancy fluffy yarn I used  the basic couching stitch as I wanted to keep its fluffiness.
I have used several of the previous stitches for couching down different yarns and string.

Couching detail


















 The top piece is just a mixture of threads that I have found in my mothers sewing box. I have unravelled a fare amount but this was just a bit to far gone. I have then couched using detached chain stitch.


 
   



 

Couching detail


I used a piece of wool and some gold thread not sure which is best to lay the tread on top or close together, the u needs to be neater. The yellow is an off cut of sponge matting.  For a first attempt I am happy with it







5 comments:

  1. This looks like a lot of fun, you are learning so much, I love the jumble of cotton and chain stitch it looks really effective.
    Jill

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  2. So nice! I love the threads couched down with detached chain stitch!

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  3. Very cool! Great variety of ways of using couching!

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  4. I like the threads couched with detached chain. Very creative!

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  5. Nice idea of using couching on 'couching'..all other samplers are also nice..

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