Pretty Spool: Needle and Spool Stitching

I hope you’ve had a relaxing few days to complete the straight stitches on the thread of your Pretty Spool. There is nothing like mindless activity to get your mind off of mindless activity.

I, however, have spent most of my time pulling weeds in the garden and cursing the misquitos. May they all get squished like the bugs they are!

Next up is more easy stitching. We’ll stitch the needle with our needles and begin stitching on the spool as well.

Please note: Directions are first given here on the blog, then added to the Pretty Spool Tutorial page as we go.

Step #11

  • Stitch scattered seed stitches across the lower and upper part of the needle. Use
    a size 12 pearl cotton thread like Butter and a size 5 hand embroidery needle.
  • Stitch stem stitches around the edge of the lower and upper part of the needle.

Step #12

  • Stitch scattered seed stitches across all of the spool parts except for the spool top.
  • Use a size 12 pearl cotton thread like Degas Blue.

Step #13