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Exploring deep into the Needle ‘n Thread archives from A-Z, today we’re at the letter I, which has proven to be a challenge.
Igloos, iguanas, incunabulums, interpolators, and inkwells are all well and fine, but I’ve never used these things in relation to embroidery.
Or in relation to anything else, really.
What to do… what to do?
Oh, I know! Ask Anna!
And sure enough!
There it is – an inchworm! In all its inchwormy glory…
We actually don’t have to go too far back into the archives to find this inchworm, because it showed up recently with this year’s release of Voided Monograms, a design a project e-book for decorative voided letters.
This little fellow is inching its way through an assortment of all kinds of stitches and colors.
While the PDF release for Voided Monograms seems rather recent (it was released earlier this year), this particular project featuring the inchworm was completed back in 2020.
I constructed the inchworm from one very long bullion knot, which I couched over with the same thread at the points where I wanted the stitch to bend, to create the inching look.
It’s not always super easy to create extra-long bullions. Tulip makes a very nice long bullion knot needle that’s quite helpful for doing so. You can read about that here.
Well, that’s all I’ve got for the letter I, I’m afraid!
Needless to say, I’m already thinking ahead to letter Z. If I was hard to come up with, I can’t imagine how I’ll cope with Z!
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