TAST Week Forty-One: Eastern Stitch

This week's stitch for the TAST Challenge hosted by Sharon Boggon at Pin Tangle  is stitch forty-one, Eastern stitch.  It is a really pretty stitch and Sharon has posted a step by step tutorial of how to work it on her blog.

I was hoping for a stitch that would look nice in the last little vacant box on my sampler and, this stitch really could not have been better.

I worked five clusters in the box using a variegated cotton perle thread no 8.  I then added a bead to the centre of each of the clusters and finished the perimeter of the box using variegated silk thread.

I was really pleased with how the sampler looked and I couldn't wait to turn it into a picture to hang in my sewing room.  I trimmed the sampler up and added some borders in an aqua/green solid fabric.  I stretched the whole thing over an 8" x 8" square canvas and tacked the fabric to the back to hold it in place.

Now it is hanging on my sewing room wall where I can see it and look at the stitches for inspiration for other projects.  The TAST Challenge is not over yet, so I will have to start a new sampler for next week..... I already have some ideas what I want to do.... it should make another nice picture to compliment this one.