Moving forward from Dan Tsunagi and preparing for the Takenhanezashi stitch , I made an error half way through my 2nd direction of stitches. Where I should have alternated the sewing on each row, I mirrored one row and then continued on with alternating. Thankfully this happened at the exact halfway point, so the stitch ended up looking intentional and also beautiful. It essentially looks like the Yamagata stitch, but only one half of it.
This piece was created using a cotton fabric that I dyed with Cochineal exhaust over dyed with Indigo on one side, and Madder exhaust over dyed with Iron on the other side. The thread I used was Daruma Kogin Sashino Thread in Teal (no.5). This thread is the thickest available from Daruma and has a matte finish. It’s a single strand, and I do have to admit that I was not a fan of this thread. I found that it would split while being worked far easier than other qualities. I used this on another piece a few weeks back that was a bit more complex, and had frustrations with it. Since this was a simple pattern, I wanted to use up the bobbins that I had thinking that it would be more manageable. The completed piece looks great, but it’ll be the last time I use this specific thread if I can avoid it.
Front Side Hitomezashi Alternate Dan Tsunagi Linked Step Stitch
Back Side Hitomezashi Alternate Dan Tsunagi Linked Step Stitch