I say it every month, but where does it go? Blink and you miss it. Time just escapes, scampering out through a door that can’t be shut.
Today is just herringbone stitch, which looks deceptively complicated (it isn’t) when worked in close rows like this:
As always, the stitching is very simple: mostly running stitch and straight stitch in various combinations.
There is a seam where I had to join two strips of linen. I like the fact that it’s visible but not too obvious. One year (not next year, that’s already planned) I will work the daily stitching on lots of patched and joined pieces.
As always, it’s a kind of map. Setting out, hoping for the best and finding a path through each day.
There is never a plan for the stitching. Choose a colour, thread a needle, and begin. See where it goes.
August ahead:
The blue thing you can see in the top left corner is the simple bag I keep it in. I made a sample of the template when I first designed it and then I stitched it to the front of a hand-dyed cotton drawstring bag.
The back has a single motif:
If you want to begin a similar daily practice, take a look at my online course here – you can watch as many times as you like, you can download the videos, and you get lifetime access (lifetime effectively means as long as I’m alive, or as long as I stay with Teachable, the platform that hosts my classes).
Happy stitching!
