As promised, I'm joining the Take A Stitch Tuesday challenge all February long. I'm posting my results here, please leave a link to your blog or Flickr stream in the comments if you're joining in, too!
The chevron stitch was relatively easy and fun - I didn't have counted fabric on hand, but I had a scrap of pillowcase, and I thought the subtle white stripes would make a great "guide" to line up my stitches:
I tested out three weights of thread - from top to bottom - regular perle cotton, 4 strands of embroidery floss, heavy perle cotton.
Then I used white perle cotton to chain stitch "chevron" down the side:
Want to learn the chevron stitch?
This wonderful video by Mary Corbet was a great help.
2 excellent photo tutorials of the chevron stitch:
Sarah Whittle's blog
Big B's blog
Love it! Will have to try that one. Thanks Sandra
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Yes, that pillowcase was a great choice! Your stitches look very neat. I'm still adding to my little sampler, and I'll soon add it to my cqjp fairy block.
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