Today’s post is a shout-out to scallop stitches, which have been a great solution for a few areas in current projects. Today’s version is sweet, small-ish, and sassy so….it’s perfect.
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The stitched samples are me playing with Flair (black lines) and Caron Collection Snow (yellow lines). What drew me to this scallop was its motion. Most of the waves in the scallops I’ve shared with you thus far are in one direction, generally down (here, here, and here). The last one in that series of links uses the same two stitch lengths, but adding the “up” wave in today’s version really makes a difference.
I’ve used scallop stitches as water with two metallics with distinctly different feels, as illustrated above. Yet, scallops are more than just water. I’ve seen larger scallops used for a flowy skirt alternating scallops between silk floss and Flair. I have used scallops stitches for backgrounds with a single strand silk and a Kreinik Metallic.
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I hope you have the perfect spot for this stitch! Please enjoy! Have a wonderful #whimsicalwednesday!
A Note about Diagrams
I use color in diagrams to make them as clear as possible. The primary function of different colored lines is to illustrate a stitch sequence. For example, layering of colors demonstrates you add them in that order. They can also provide ideas on how to integrate additional threads (one line for each color). Or, you can use the same thread for all color lines. That's where I encourage you to use your imagination for the space you are stitching!