Today, with this post, the
Buttonhole stitch lessons come to an end! It's been an avalanche of
information about this stitch this month and the best way to digest
all of this data is to stitch it out! That's why today I prepared
this free PDF pattern for you to practice the buttonhole stitch and
become best buddies with it.
Before you start stitching
this pattern I recommend reading following lessons:
The pattern focuses
specifically on “Variations” and “Filling the shapes” topics,
because I believe if you master these two aspects, stitching a simple
buttonhole line will be a piece of cake for you. Nevertheless, if you
never ever tried buttonhole stitch, I recommend going to the Lesson 1
and working at least a couple of straight lines for better
understanding of how this stitch works.
The variations of buttonhole stitch are worked as a decoration for the watering can:
closed stitch at the bottom and a combination of crossed and knotted
buttonhole stitch in the middle.
There are also various
shapes you can fill with the buttonhole stitch: round and petaled
flowers, leaves and the border at the top of the watering can.
As for the rest, you can
use any stitches you like! I used back stitch for the outline
of the watering can, stem stitch for the stems, french knots
for tiny blooms and center of the flowers and lazy daisy stitch for little leaves.
Naturally, you can use any
colors and threads you like to stitch this pattern :) Just enjoy it
to the fullest! And don't forget to share your result! :)
And here's a little peek
into my stitching process:
thank you , i love it !
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