Autumn Pillow Project aka CQtober 2024 - Seam 18, Boxed Herringbone Stitch

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Boxed Herringbone is a stitch that I've only done a couple of times. And only once in a continuous manner like this.  How hard can it be? 

Well, watch the video to find out!  Here's a link to it. 

I love the look of it.  A little more geometric, but with lots of room for embellishment.  But by the time I finished with this one, I was glad to have it done!  Not my best stitching!

I definitely struggled with this one and frogged my stitches a number of times before I got a result I was  happy with.  I think a good part of the difficulty came from that black velveteen.  The stitches just sank into it and I stitched either to small or too large consistently throughout this one.  By the time I added the last French knots, I was D O N E! 

But it all worked out, and it's definitely a stitch that I want to revisit again on friendlier fabrics. 

Not every stitch comes out perfect, and this one is a perfect example of that for me.  There is always more to learn!  

What has your most recent stitching challenge been?  

Happy Stitching!