I’m swooning over the colors in today’s stitch and, yes, the stitch is kinda cute as well. I love the simplicity of today’s stitch and how it still adds a bit of interest to an area.

The stitched sample is the sky from my Ruff Life in the Wine Country Stitch Concept. It uses a single strand of Floche (gray lines) and Kreinik Metallics Fine Braid (#8) (yellow lines).

This is a sweet all-purpose open stitch, suitable for any medium-sized area you want to add a little something-something to. (That’s a whole lotta hyphens in one sentence.) It will make a great tree with overdyed silk floss (gray lines) and a subtle metallic, such as Silk Lame, or even a solid silk floss in a related color for a subtle contrast (yellow lines). Consider it for most architectural areas, such as a fireplace or a chimney. I would love to see a chimney in a brick colored wool (gray lines) with Rainbow Linen accents (yellow lines).

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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!