TAST 8 - Chain Stitch

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Here is my work for TAST 8.

In the below flower, the filling for the leaves and the stem are done using normal chain stitch.  But the petals an d the center of the flower is done by just interlacing the chain stitches done before.  Thats the reason for the raised effect.

TAST 7 - Detached Chain

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Here is my work for TAST 7.  I stitched this last week.  I have tried it with anchor stranded cotton, silk thread which is used for machine embroidery and even cone thread .  For the stems I have used chain stitch, stem stitch.

Below are my samplers done as a part of my course work while learning embroidery last year.  The second one is done with double detached chain stitch.

TAST 6 - Chevron Stitch

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Here are my trials for TAST 6.  I tried this stitch with the tube beads.  Initialy it was a taking a tilted shape.  After 4 chevron stitches in beads I got the hang of it ....

TAST 5 -Herringbone Stitch

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Here is my sampler for TAST 5.  

TAST 4 - Cretan Stitch

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Here is the Tast 4- Cretan Stitch Sampler.

TAST 2 - Button Hole Stitch

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Here is my sampler for TAST 2. This was also done as a part of my course work.

TAST1 - Fly Stitch

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Here is the sampler for TAST 1.  This was stitched as a part of my course work when I learnt embroidery.

TAST 3 - Feather Stitch

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Here is my TAST sampler for the third week