Australian Homespun – August 2019

STITCHERY GUIDE

Design area Embroidery CottonAnchor Stranded Stitch Derwent Water Colour Pencil

FOLDER INNER POCKET

Upper and lower

reel rim

Thread used to backstitch

the appliqué – one strand Backstitch

Thread Shell Pink (895) Stem stitch

Flower stalks Yellow Green (261)Light-Medium Stem stitch

Flowers

Turquoise (168),

Light Turquoise (167) and

Light Sky Blue (928)

11-wrap bullions;

use the darkest colour

for the fl owers at the

bottom of the stem,

working up to the lightest

colour at the top

Cotton reel

and needle

Ultra Dark Beige Grey

(898) – one strand Backstitch

Thread Light Shell Pink (894) Stem stitch

Daisy petals Light Turquoise (167) (lazy daisy) stitchDetached chain

Daisy centre Medium Yellow (302) Three-wrap French knot

Upper and lower

reel rim

Thread used to backstitch

the appliqué

Backstitch

Thread Medium Yellow Green (266) Stem stitch

Needle Ultra Dark Beige Grey (898) Stem stitch

Flower stalks

and leaves

Light-Medium

Yellow Green (261) Backstitch

Flower petals Shell Pink (895) Chain stitch

Flower centre Medium Yellow (302) Two-wrap French knots

Bud outline Shell Pink (895) Chain stitch

Bud fi ll Light Shell Pink (894) Two-wrap French knots

Bud calyx Yellow Green (261)Light-Medium

Backstitch the

outline, then fi ll in

with satin stitch

Pink cotton reel

Sewing machine

Green cotton reel

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