GBCW........ Grapes

                    Hi, we are almost getting there..... previous posts we worked on worked ' Butterfly 1 and 2, flower Tulip '. Now to move on, lets start working Grapes.

                     Grapes, each grape is worked with ' Ribbed spider web stitch and satin stitch '. Have a look at below picture, First mark guidelines to work ribbed spider web stitch. In each Grape, keep satin stitch area more than ribbed spider web stitch.

               ' Ribbed Spider Web stitch '  is worked with 3 strands of thread, shade no 873. 

Ribbed Spider web stitch

                      While working ribbed spider stitch, (whipping vertical lines ) always start from left side and end at right side for each line. After ending at right side don't start working next line from right to left because whipping will defer.
                   

Ribbed Spider web stitch

               To start working satin stitch, first outline outer area with stem stitch with 3 strands of thread, shade no 871 ( as shown in below picture ).

Satin stitch

               Now work satin stitch over stem stitch which gives raised effect. Both stem stitch and satin stitch is worked with 3 strands of thread, shade no 871. Once grapes done, outline each grape with stem stitch with 3 strands of thread, shade no 873.

Grapes

                           
                       Have a look at finished Grapes

Grapes & Butterfly Crewel Work

                                Moving on to Grapes leaf, we shall work ' Triangle Filling '.  Observe below picture, its just two diagonal lines and one horizontal line at each center of diamond, one straight stitch to hold all lines together at two diagonal lines intersecting point and also one horizontal line.

Triangle Filling

              Add guidelines, diagonal lines to work Triangle filling. Space between one diagonal line to another is 0.5 mm, half a centimeter.  First diagonal line worked with 3 strands of thread, shade no 889.

Triangle Filling

                 Second diagonal line is worked with 3 strands of thread, shade no 267.

Leaf filling

         Now the final one horizontal line is worked with 3 strands, shade no 307.  While working horizontal line pass needle under threads ( diagonal lines ) as shown in below picture.

Leaf filling

                       Now work straight stitch with 2 strands of thread, shade no 269, at each intersecting point.

Triangle filling

                Outline leaf with ' chain stitch ' and small overlap area is worked with ' herringbone stitch ' (right leaf) with 2 strands of thread, shade no 269.

Grapes

             Next post we shall work creeper. Happy stitching !!!!