TAST 2012-Buttonhole Stitch

This is one of my favourite stitches, so this weeks TAST was a real pleasure to do.  I even remember some of the stitches from the last time round.

 This is how my piece looks now.  To start with this week, on the bottom right seam, I did buttonhole lace.  I did three layers of the lace.  You can just see on the hexagon, I've worked a Rosette of Thorns on each of the sides.

 Here is barb stitch-two rows of buttonhole back to back, with the centre bar laced

 Buttonhole Wheels

 This is Up and Down Buttonhole Feathered-this stitch nearly got me.  The first evening, I just couldn't get it, and not being one to give up.  I tried again.  I got a piece of scrap, sat at the computer with the instuctions, and straight away, it worked!  This is great for working on curves.

Feather stitch, with beads added to the ends of the feathers

The whole piece is now being damp stretched and I'm eagerly waiting to see what the next stitch will be.  More examples can be seen here- http://www.pintangle.com/journal/2012/1/10/take-a-stitch-tuesday-week-2.html

Stitched Sunday-Feather and Fly Stitch, Buttonhole Stitch

Another enjoyable piece to stitch.  This is a stitch that I only ever seem to use in challenges like this.  Although I enjoy doing the stitch, it's not one that readily springs to mind.  I think I'll have to do something about it and use it more.

The next page was buttonhole, or blanket stitch, and I loved doing this one.  It was quite quick to stitch when compared to some of the other stitch pages.  I even did some more colonial knots, and they are definitely look better.