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Serendipty Days 1-5 of 25

Ellen Johnson of Serendipity is encouraging members to participate in exploring 25 stitches over 25 days. I’ve got plenty of scraps of canvas for this challenge!

Day 1. Parisian Stitch

Here’s a variety of DMC perle threads on 18 count. If it was a colored canvas, #8 would allow some canvas to show which might be desirable, #5 allows very little to show, and #3 covers. Changing colors on rows is an option. Easy to compensate, especially good for backgrounds.

Day 2. Kalem Stitch

For the Kalem stitch, I used 1 strand of The Gentle Art Simply Wool with 2 strands of Soie d’Alger first 2 columns, 2 strands of Simply Wool in the 3rd column, and 3 strands of Soie d’Alger in the last 2 columns. You can clearly see the wool in the center as duller.

Day3. Checkerboard Mosaic Stitch

Here’s what 1 strand of Impressions 181 Ocean Breeze looks like. I worked the Mosaic stitches first and then filled in the tent stitches. It’s more striped than Checkerboard. Two different colors are needed to obtain the checkerboard appearance.

Day 4. Brick Stitch

One stand DMC #5 in 2 different paths. The top sample was stitched every other thread on each row. The bottom sample was stitched every thread on two rows. Coverage looks better on the bottom.

Day 5. Jump Through the Loop Turkey Work Stitch

I used a 12 stranded Soie d’Alger without stranding it in this small sample. It feels more secure than the way I’ve stitched it previously. I only did a small sample. It’s not one of my favorites but useful when you need something fluffy.

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