Blog Move!...

I am about to set this site to go to sleep, and to set the new blog to wake up. It is still called Pintangle and it will still live at http://pintangle.com  in about 24 hours or so (It takes a long time to wake up a new blog) 

Hopefully it will be all done by Monday and defintitely ready for TAST on Tuesday.... Once it is definitely moved I will also let everyone know on stitchin fingers, facebook etc so peopel can set their bookmarks. 

Waves and see you there ...

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Band 547

This area is part of section 37 on the For Love of Stitching band sampler.

Stitches on this band include is running stitch worked in a pattern darning style which I added bugle beads to.

Thread:

The thread is hand dyed wool.

Fabric:

A cotton linen mix that is 22 count.

Date:

This section of the sampler was worked February 2009.

Size:

The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are stitched together to form one long band sampler.

The needlework band sampler is currently 74 ft 8 inches or 896 inches (2275.84 centimetres) or 24.8 yards  (22.75 metres) long and I have more to add. I will stop when I get bored with playing with it! 

Click on the thumbnail image and you will see a larger version.

The back story:

This series documents part by part, a hand embroidered needlework band sampler, which is still growing as I still stitch it.

If you are interested in the how and why this needlework sampler came to be made have a look at the Introductory Post  to the series. Also I answered a few questions about fabric choice and width. 

Also blogging has influenced this sampler. 

Here is a list of previous sections: 

Sections 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5, 6 , 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,  13, 

Sections 15-24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28, 29 , 30, 31, 32,  33, 34, 35 , 36 and 37

Each section of the sampler is joined to the previous section to form one long strip. In other words, one long band sampler!

If you want to know more about the process you will find information in how I Extended and backed the sampler.

Have you seen my stitchers worksheets?

The stitch worksheets are printable template pages which are designed by me to build into a hand embroiderer's resource file. The worksheets are part stitch dictionary, part inspiration, part storage format, part stimulus to explore new stitches, part organisation method and part lesson plan. 

The first 4 modules are free so you can see if you like them. Details on how they are used, what they contain, and cost of further modules are to be found here.

Friday Freebie A hand embroidery pattern

This design could be worked in outline stitches or combined it with fused applique and beading. It can be embroidered as a motif on a crazy quilting patch too. 

This pattern is part of the Friday Freebie series where I offer a free pattern for you to stitch, clean up a free vintage pattern or point out free pattern resources online.

All posts in the series are in the  Friday Freebie category I hope you enjoy them 

These are for non commercial use and I ask you to attribute the work to me, with link back to this blog. You may not republish them online, as that is not in the spirit of sharing. So link to them but not re-publish. OK?

BLOG MOVE NEWS

Yes as I mentioned on Tuesday I am busy tinkering in preparation for moving this blog. The URL will still be pintangle.com so most people should barely notice the shift. ... She says with crossed fingers ....

Take a Stitch Tuesday Week 13

Last week I asked if people needed a catchup week. The votes to take a week off, far outweighed those against so it is officially a catch up week but for those who are going through withdrawal symptoms I have a mini challenge !

The mini challenge for stitchers who cant stop……

You have 2 options you can choose to do one, or both it's up to you. 

Mini challenge 1

Take 3 -6 of the stitches we have have done so far and create an interesting visual piece that will encourage  new hands or busy hands to learn and to "catch up". In other words create some eye candy for those who are falling behind, either because of busy lives or because they are new hands. 

Mini challenge 2

Share a tip on how you manage your stitching time. How do you juggle family, work and stitching? Are you organised about your time and workspace? Do you plan and schedule in your stitching time into a busy day? That is a topic people love! Either blog about it or leave a forum post on stitching fingers.

When done leave a comment 

For those both catching up and those taking the min challenge swing by here and leave a link in the comments so peopel can visit your site.

  
Someone suggested a catchup week every six weeks but I think this might mean people lose momentum. It is a fine balance because if people who are new to embroidery feel overwhelmed they drop the activity all together. More experienced stitchers know they can pick it up again but people who are new have not developed their own stitching processes, routines and habits. The challenge is for all levels but much of my online activity is about promoting embroidery. So what I will be doing throughout the year is keeping track of the mood of the challenge and adapting accordingly.

 
Also there will be 52 stitches so if we have a catchup week the challenge will just over run so folks wont be missing out.

Heads up! Other news I am moving this blog
Also I have some news I am in the  process of moving the blog. I have been with squarespace for 3 years now but have decided that a self hosted wordpress blog will be better even though it will cost me more. There are nearly 4,000 post on this blog and associated images. I have been working on moving it for a month and I will move the blog soon - if all goes well this week. The address will still be pintangle.com so hopefully it should not cause too much disruption.

I am just giving everyone the heads up so if you notice anything strange it's just me heaving, pushing and kicking things into shape as change things about. If the move happens to fall on April 1 it's not a joke, just bad timing and if I skip the odd post I am just busy tinkering...