For the most part, we’ve used a size 8 pearl cotton thread to stitch our Home in the Country free-form embroidery. It’s a bold thread that sits upon the wool fabric, creating lots of texture.
But to make the curves and eddies of the water, we need a finer thread. So to make these fine lines, we’ll use a size 12 pearl cotton and the stem stitch.
Please note that directions are added to the Home in the Country Stitch-Along page as we go. They are first posted here on the Artfabrik blog.
Step #6- Stitching the Water
- Stitch Stem Stitches following the curvy line of running stitches below the fields to make the edge of the water.
- Use a size 12 pearl cotton thread (like Aquamarine) and a size 5 hand embroidery needle.
- Stitch to within 1/4″ of the edges of the fabric.
- Remove the running stitches.
- Stitch Stem Stitches in curvy horizontal lines across the fabric to make waves of water using that same thread.
- Stitch spirals of stem stitches to create eddies of water.
- Stitch to within 1/4″ of the edges of the fabric.
- Stitch Stem Stitches in curves, spirals, and waves down to within 1/4″ of the bottom edge of the fabric to fill in the water shape.