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Posted by lizard-gumbo on July 17, 2005, 12:50 am
A couple of years ago when I was doing a Paula Vaughan that required
backstitching a lot of twigs, I was unsatisfied with the disjointed way
the backstitching looked. I overwrapped that backstitching, and I liked
how it looked so much I've overwrapped backstitching ever since, even
when the backstitching lay in the trough. It gives it a nice "rope"
look, and more substantial (less cartoonish, I think Jim called it), and
smooths out the curves.
Does anyone else do this? Has anyone else heard of this? If you have,
what is it called?
I would like to convey this in my instructions, but don't know where to
start looking for references.
TIA
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Posted by Ericka Kammerer on July 17, 2005, 8:15 am
lizard-gumbo wrote:
> A couple of years ago when I was doing a Paula Vaughan that required
> backstitching a lot of twigs, I was unsatisfied with the disjointed way
> the backstitching looked. I overwrapped that backstitching, and I liked
> how it looked so much I've overwrapped backstitching ever since, even
> when the backstitching lay in the trough. It gives it a nice "rope"
> look, and more substantial (less cartoonish, I think Jim called it), and
> smooths out the curves.
>
> Does anyone else do this? Has anyone else heard of this? If you have,
> what is it called?
Do you mean you do a backstitch and then go back and
wrap it (i.e., two separate steps)? If so, I would think
that was a whipped or wrapped backstitch (I seem to see the
two terms used rather interchangably, though I imagine that
probably one is supposed to mean wrapped *over* the stitch
and one is supposed to mean woven in and out of the stitch
without going over it.)
An alternative on some grounds might be a stem
stitch, which would allow you to get much the same effect
without having to make two passes. It would be slightly
less substantial, and it probably wouldn't look as good on
a more chunky ground.
Best wishes,
Ericka
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Posted by EAXStitch on July 17, 2005, 8:41 am
That`s a good idea - on some things. Not on delicate designs though, I
wouldn`t think
Pat P
> A couple of years ago when I was doing a Paula Vaughan that required
> backstitching a lot of twigs, I was unsatisfied with the disjointed way
> the backstitching looked. I overwrapped that backstitching, and I liked
> how it looked so much I've overwrapped backstitching ever since, even
> when the backstitching lay in the trough. It gives it a nice "rope"
> look, and more substantial (less cartoonish, I think Jim called it), and
> smooths out the curves.
>
> Does anyone else do this? Has anyone else heard of this? If you have,
> what is it called?
>
> I would like to convey this in my instructions, but don't know where to
> start looking for references.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> --
> Lizard-Gumbo
>
> http://community.webshots.com/user/moonlightmojo
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Posted by lizard-gumbo on July 17, 2005, 3:11 pm
EAXStitch wrote:
> That`s a good idea - on some things. Not on delicate designs though, I
> wouldn`t think
No, you're right. But this particular piece isn't delicate and it does
depend heavily on how weighty the outlining stitch is.
I have never used stem stitch on a CCS piece (as opposed to straight
surface embroidery), so it was an interesting suggestion. I'll try that
and see if it gives me the look I'm after.
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Lizard-Gumbo
http://community.webshots.com/user/moonlightmojo
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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on July 17, 2005, 10:02 am
Usually whipped back stitch. Several of our embroidery stitches can
also be "whipped": chain, stem, running, feather, and others. Some
even have special names attached to them when they are whipped.
Dianne
lizard-gumbo wrote:
> A couple of years ago when I was doing a Paula Vaughan that required
> backstitching a lot of twigs, I was unsatisfied with the disjointed way
> the backstitching looked. I overwrapped that backstitching, and I liked
> how it looked so much I've overwrapped backstitching ever since, even
> when the backstitching lay in the trough. It gives it a nice "rope"
> look, and more substantial (less cartoonish, I think Jim called it), and
> smooths out the curves.
>
> Does anyone else do this? Has anyone else heard of this? If you have,
> what is it called?
>
> I would like to convey this in my instructions, but don't know where to
> start looking for references.
>
> TIA
>
>
>
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http://journal.heritageshoppe.com
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