TSTC Week 45: The Pekinese stitch
We are in fall mode around here in the central valley of California. I’ve got leaf raking duties. My car’s headlights need to be switched on by about 5pm since the switch to back to standard time on...
View ArticleDay 2 with the Pekinese stitch
I took sample stitching “off grid” in the work for today’s post and put everything on a winter white felt. I had some time to relax and enjoy my stitching today. I keep seeing more and more things I’d...
View ArticleBeading the Pekinese stitch
I could not leave off beading the Pekinese stitch. With one exception all my samples have some beading. When I started out doing counted thread work on linen I did not want to use anything but threads....
View ArticleWeaving with the Pekinese stitch
I do have more ideas for using beads with the Pekinese stitch but not in today’s post. Something happened along the way. And I have to laugh at the way it happened, too. So often the obvious flies...
View ArticleDay 5 with the Pekinese stitch
I love working with the Pekinese stitch and yet it nags at me. It isn’t symmetrical. In some instances like the first diamonds from early this week that shows up in a way that displeases me. Here are...
View ArticleWinding up the Pekinese stitch
I would like to say a word of welcome to new visitors. Thank you so much for stopping here. I hope you will find something of interest in the stitches I explore as part of Sharon b‘s Take a Stitch...
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