Thread Tales: Continuing the Bayeux Tapestry Embroidery Stem Stitch

I'm recreating part of the Bayeux Tapestry embroidery using authentic materials and equipment. I want to explore how it was made, the techniques used, the time it took, how the materials and equipment reacted to being used, and how the embroiderers may have made decisions and felt as they worked.
In this video we continue the embroidery. We're still stitching the outline of the first motif but we are making progress!
I briefly talk catch you up on some technical points in the last video and how I'm trying to improve them and I then introduce what we're doing this time. We then carry on the embroidery, working the outline on the first motif - the border folate.
As we go I talk about different aspects of the stitching, processes such as untwisting the thread, the hows and whys, my observations and I answer and discuss some of your questions and comments.
Other project, stitch and Bayeux Tapestry related videos:
Day 1 - Stitching: • Bayeux Tapestry Recrea...
How to embroiderer stem stitch: • How to Embroider Stem ...
How many stitches does it take: • How many stitches does...
The Back of the BT: • The Back of a Bayeux T...
Transferring the Design: • Bayeux Tapestry Recrea...
Framing up the ground fabric: • Bayeux Tapestry Recrea...
The equipment: • Bayeux Tapestry Recrea...
The design: • Bayeux Tapestry Recrea...
Introducing the project: • Bayeux Tapestry Recrea...
My published analyses can be found here:
- 'The Front tells, the Story the Back tells the History: a technical discussion of the embroidering of the Bayeux Tapestry', in Making Sense of the Bayeux Tapestry Readings and Reworkings, ed. Anna C. Henderson with Gale R. Owen-Crocker (Manchester University Press, 2016)
- 'Les six Chateaux de la Tâpisserie de Bayeux: une discussion technique du travail de broderie de la Tapisserie de Bayeux' in L'invention de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, ed. Sylvette Lemagnen, Shirley Ann Brown & Gale Owen-Crocker (Point de Vues, 2018)
- The Lost Art of the Anglo-Saxon World: the sacred and secular power of embroidery (Oxbow, 2019)
Books in the video:
D.M. Wilson, The Bayeux Tapestry (Thames & Hudson, 1985)
Websites mentioned in the video:
The border: www.bayeuxmuseum.com/la-tapis...
Dr Alexandra Makin
Early Medieval Embroidery
Professional Embroiderer
Textile Archaeologist
#bayeuxtapestry​ #embroidery​ #textiles​ #alexandramakin

[@lorrainemoore8189]

I most enjoy the historical comments and information that you’re providing as you stitch. I do watch some of the stitching, but mostly I’m working alongside you on my own projects, so the commentary is the best part for me.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

I love that you’re working alongside me! This seems to be something that’s becoming ‘a thing’ with the videos and I think it’s great! Stitchers together.

[@catherineleslie-faye4302]

I'm happy to watch you do all the stem stiches for the side motif before you start filling them in. I would happily show up for a live feed. I'm in Portland OR USA. At 62 only working part time I can't afford to take embroidery classes; I'm watching your videos, so I can level up my needlework.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Hello, it’s lovely to hear you’re enjoying the videos and that they’re helping you with your stitching. Thanks also for your comments on video content and the live feed session.

[@stitchinliz]

I am very much enjoying watching you stitch while I do my own stitching, however, I say you record which pieces you like, and I'll happily continue on this journey with you either way. To me, this is our time's version of a sewing circle - relaying bits of information as they work. The historical knowledge you pass on as you work is very interesting.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you for your comments and thoughts. They’re good to know. I’m also so pleased you’re stitching along with me.. I think the project is creating a lovely stitching community, which I love the idea of

[@22cbreeze]

Hello. The new camera setup is wonderful, and the microphone makes a big difference. I would happily watch every stitch, but please do what is most comfortable for you. I will enjoy seeing your progress however you choose to share with us. I would even watch you stitch without any sound but the needle pulling thread. Thank you!

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Hello! Thank you for these comments. They’re really useful. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos as they are. I think nearly everyone agrees with you 😃

[@nancymorgen1640]

I love the closeups of the stitching.The design is coming along beautifully. I think the better process would be to stitch ahead off-camera, then come back when you start a new area, unless there would be a scientific benefit to recording the entire process. 😊 Of course, I would happily watch as much as you care to share.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you, that’s really useful to read. I’m also glad you like the closeups

[@yarnexpress]

I love watching every stitch. Mainly because I can't work on my needlework due to long covid fatigue & brain fog. Stitching is, for me, meditative so you're replicating that feeling. It's entirely up to you whether you continue with stem stitch or mix in filling. Do what you prefer.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

I’m pleased to hear that the videos are helping you feel more relaxed. Long Covid is horrible and I hope you feel at least a little better soon. Thank you for your comment about the structure of the video too

[@chanchan5349]

Bless you. I’m in the same situation. I can only stitch when my brain is working. I have found crochet to be calming, not for any use 😂but my sanity. I keep reusing yarn for this.

[@yarnexpress]

@@chanchan5349 When I can, I've been basting English paper piecing templates. Helps keep me calm along with watching these videos. Blessings back to you.

[@DragonSlayer4219]

What a wonderful series! I love listening to you talk about the history behind this piece and how it might've been done in the past. You remind me of my medieval history professor :) Much as I'd love to see every stitch, I understand how that might be draining to record/edit. Please do whatever feels right for you, I'll watch either way!

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

I’m so pleased you’re enjoying the videos, including the talking. I do sometimes wonder if I just go off on one of my strands of thought and everyone’s wondering what I’m talking about. It’s great to hear that’s not the case! Thanks also for your comments about the video structure.

[@del1336]

I’m enjoying your current format. I really enjoy following your experiment / study in real time. Your thought processes as you work, correcting & noticing mistakes, historical information about the tapestry and the archeological record. Frustrations are all part and parcel of the process and I enjoy seeing / hearing these too as they happen. Slow TV gets a big thumbs up from me, because I can enjoy it while I’m doing my own project and learn a lot as I’m doing that. I find it fascinating and incredibly authentic. I feel that too much editing in videos has a tendency to discourage people from having a go at and / or continuing with projects of their own because it gives a false impression. It also gives a false impression of how long hand made projects actually take to complete and how long they would have taken back in the day. We all need to slow down. Another issue is that our current society has lost sight of the value of hand made items because so much focus is put on the end product, rather than the process. I visited the Bayeux Tapestry when I was a child many years (decades) ago and I remember being in awe of the scale of the work. It really is a fantastic piece and what you are doing here, and the detail that you are willing to go into with your videos can only help us to appreciate the work more. Short of being able to join in and work on it physically with you, this is the next best thing in my opinion and cannot be boring at all as far as I’m concerned. As you say, everybody’s brains are slightly different. 😊

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you so much for your lovely comments. The first time I went to Bayeux, I was also in awe of it. It’s so different, seeing the hanging in real life verses in books. Books just don’t show the scale or 3D effect of the stitching etc. I totally agree with you about people feeling daunted of finishing projects if they’re not shown how long these things take. And you’re right about the world loosing sight / not understanding how long these things take and then expecting a craft item for much less than its value. I’m so glad I’m not the only one

[@janicenewman1931]

Thank you for taking us on this journey with you. The pace and the conversation is wonderful. The historical facts you provide are great because as much as I enjoy learning from you I would never do the research on my own. Your working off line on parts already discussed seems reasonable other wise this could take 20 years! Please don't add music even if you run out of things to say and just want to stich quietly. As viewers we can skip ahead if we prefer or change our own controls to double time. Have a blessed day!

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you ☺️. I’m so pleased you’re enjoying the videos and stitching along. Also for your comments about video content. And yes, it could take up to 20 years 😳

[@staceysago4476]

I love watching every stitch and love hearing your commentary. I have always been fascinated with this tapestry and am learning a lot from you. Thank you. I am a reproduction sampler stitcher and needlepointer but there is nothing like a medieval tapestry. I think your videos are just brilliant!

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

You’re so kind. Thank you. Good luck with your projects. They sound lovely.

[@stitchyfolklorist]

Really enjoying watching you work and listening to your commentary while I work on my own project. I’m happy to watch more stem stitch, but would be fine with filling as well. You should choose whichever path seems better for your project.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

I’m so pleased you’re enjoying the videos, and o love that you’re stitching along with your own project. Thank you for your comments of video content, they’re useful to know.

[@onlinemediasupport]

I have no complaints on how you want to video your stitching. I watch an awful lot of flosstube. Komari shoiws every stitch of her HAED, The stitchy witch shows a series of updates, and sometimes some stitching, and many show weekly / monthly updates with (or without) before and after pictures. When I don't want more, I may watch at 2x, or fast forwards 20 minutes (especially interviews). You do what you are comfortable with, and your audience will follow. Love the topic.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you, that’s really good of you 😊

[@kathduguid5844]

I'm utterly soothed watching you stitch, to the point where I haven't picked up my cross stitch for days, as watching you is stopping me feel the need to sew. I'm quite happy if you want to progress the work unfilmed and give regular updates of where you are up to.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Oh, I’m so glad you find the videos soothing. Is it a good thing that you e not stitched? I’ll go with yes in this instance, otherwise I’d feel terrible. Thank you for your thoughts on video structure too.

[@across2726]

Hi ,I'm so excited you're doing this again. I found you a couple of years ago and was disappointed that you had not done more. Thank you so very much for coming back ❤️

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Oh, I’m so sorry there’s been such a gap. I’ve been really busy with work and it meant I didn’t have time to get sort out videos. Now I’m a little more free I’m hoping to keep the regular videos coming, so continue to watch this space. And thank you for your ongoing support!

[@lizmerritt8682]

Just watching you stitch while I knit or sew sounds perfect.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

That’s great to know. Thank you ☺️

[@LizH-hs5mr]

Hi Alex, I’ve so enjoyed watching your previous videos on preparing the frame and transferring the design onto the linen - and now the stitching! Love seeing you stitch in real time and for the interesting chat (hand embroidery and history - a great combination!)very relaxing and informative as well - looking forward to future videos

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Hi, I’m so pleased you’re enjoying all the project videos and that you like the format. This is wonderful to read.

[@allonewordcaps]

I love listening to talk about all the historical aspects of stitching this tapestry.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Fab! That’s great to know.

[@lorrainemoore8189]

Very happy with new sound equipment!

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Great! That’s good to read 🙂

[@nataliet4293]

I would absolutely watch slow stitching of the whole thing. If I'm honest I think I wouldn't tune into a live recording, but if you want to do it go for it. I'd still watch the vod. I could see it being more comfortable to slow stitch the whole time with your husband/the audience 'in the room' to chat with you as you do it rather than worrying that you don't have something to talk about.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you for your thoughts on the different video formats. They’re really helpful and useful to know.

[@argusfleibeit1165]

I think many people will want to watch every bit of your work. If they don't, they have the option to 1. Change the speed of the playback with the "settings", or 2. They can push the slider to skip ahead. We can also go back, repeat as many times as we want to see something, or just watch segments of it at a time. Video is an amazing thing.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Video really is an amazing thing! Thank you for your thoughts and comments. They’re helpful 😊

[@lignaquy]

😂😂😂there Is no scape from the Medieval Embroidery! It Is true!!!thanks a million!!!💐💐nb: whatever you do,I enjoy it a lot

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

😆 Thank you ☺️

[@lucie4185]

So glad someone else has noticed the "chunkiness" differences in dyed thread. I have a similar project. And definitely darker colours are less chunky than lighter colours. Brown Red and orange also seem to cover less than blue and green.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

That’s really interesting. Are you using plant dyed or chemically dyed threads? I find it happens with both types but I’d be interested to hear your experiences.

[@lucie4185]

@@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery plant dyed from Liz Daborn. But I have notices that devere silks have less body in black for comparable weights of other colours. It could also be that white patches from the ground are more obvious in darker colours and the effect is just psychological.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Ah, Liz is fab! Yes, that could be the case too. So many connotations and parameters. But all are really interesting and make me want to investigate further. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I’ve no time 😊

[@Kalissa313]

It’s interesting to hear about standardisation of stitch names. I do a bit of wire weaving as a hobby and have found that different artists have different names for the same weaves. The art is relatively newly popularised, so a lot of people are coming up with things as they go along and we have names like pyramid weave, snake weave, 5-2 weave etc that are very descriptive but very much depend on the perception of the person talking about them

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Isn’t that interesting. It’s like translating embroidery stitch names from one language to another, they come out slightly different to what you know or expect. I do like that there’s still variation out there. It makes the craft more personal some how

[@TheRhama343]

I feel that this is your recreation. This is something that you are going to look at and you need to be happy with so if you prefer to do a really sharp point and they don’t do that I think it’s OK for you to do that, it’s your recreation.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

That’s very kind of you. Thank you. At the moment I’m very happy stitching away. A good thing as it’s quite a big embroidery this time 😄

[@bookslutskye7039]

I love watching you stitch in real time - I was getting some sewing done while watching this video and it's like I've got a friend I'm sitting and chatting with while we work. And a livestream sounds like fun! I'm in PST timezone but I'd love to join.

[@zephiel70]

Seconding this :)

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Ah, that’s lovely to hear. Thank you ☺️. Also, for your recommendation of a livestream

[@ottarsdatter]

The pattern for the pink sweater in the last video is available on Ravelry: Snowy Forest by Midori Hirose.

[@sueacord1678]

I do not mind if you do not show me every stitch. I am very used to crotchet / knit tutorials that show the patterns then when it comes to rows of the same stitch or something like stocking stitch they do it off camera then come back with the next section. Since I am someone who have done a fair share of embroidery I have enjoyed watching your techniques and thoughts of stem/ outline stitch but I would love to get to the filler stitching and learn something new. Either way I am sitting here with my own embroidery project enjoying the video. It just makes me feel like I am sitting in a sewing circle and just enjoying my project. Every beautiful stitch and every snags / needle mishap just shows me that even experienced stitchers struggle with the same problems and thoughts.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you for your thoughts, they’re really helpful. I’m so glad you’re stitching along with the videos. And I love that it’s like being part of a sewing circle. One across the world. That’s so fantastic!

[@neilstephen6761]

Thank you for an inspiring video

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Ah, I’m so pleased you enjoyed it.

[@ottarsdatter]

I'd be happy to have you work on it between videos, and then we'd have a little surprise at the new work the next time we tune in. I'm stitching along with you on my own little piece of the BT and would also be happy to see you doing every single stitch. Also, I'd love to see a live stream Q&A sometime.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Hi, thanks for these thoughts. I’m so pleased you’re stitching along too. And on a BT project. Fab!

[@user-cu3eh2mi1x]

What a great surprise I wasn't expecting another video for a few weeks! I would absolutely love watching every stitch (in any order) in real time but I totally get if that might take the joy out of it for you. I imagine for every hour we get to watch you have spent at least the double or probably much more to set things up and editing and such. Sometimes you just want to stitch, I guess. Well anyway this is so inspiring and interesting! I love the facts and the wittering, quiet is good to or birds in the background. Basically keep doing what you've been doing 👌 By the way, I sometimes have a small bowl or glass of water beside me for threading or just a wet piece of cloth. Oh and about live videos, sounds lovely! Probably impossible to please everyone's schedule. I'm almost in the same timezone as you (Sweden).

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

I wasn’t expecting to get another video out this quickly either but everything fell into place so I got on with it. You have to while you can, don’t you 😊. Thanks for you thoughts about video content and the livestream. They’re really good to know. Also the bowl of water and / or cloth. I’ll try this next time

[@emilyeyes]

Saw this video pop up this morning and have been looking forward to finishing work to watch! Enjoyed every stitch today and all your knowledge as you go along. I'm truely happy with however you want to pace your filming on this as I completely respect how setting up, filming, editing and then uploading does add time and energy to your plate.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Ah, that’s fab to read. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos. Also, thanks for your comments about video content, they’re really useful to know

[@nathalieslachmuylders]

I enjoy following your process like a journey and receiving some background into the various aspects along the way: personally I don't have to see all the stitching and am happy with regular updates followed by some live stitching, but I'm not an embroiderer myself. I am currently enjoying working back through your other videos. I'll come across it if you've previously explained this, and please ignore, but if not, is it possible to address in a future video the terminology around tapestry? I've always thought that a tapestry was either tapestry woven (e.g. like a Navajo blanket with geometric woven 'inlays' as it were) or knotted like a rug. Or does tapestry apply to any textile wall hanging, or does it cover a wider range of techniques, including (woven fabric partially covered by) embroidery? In other words: what makes something a tapestry? Regards from Dublin

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Hello from the North West of England! Thank you, I’m so glad you’re enjoying all the videos. No, I haven’t explained the term tapestry yet. I’ll make a note to do so next time. That’s a good idea 😊

[@yarnexpress]

untwisting thread from the top: Move the needle down flat to the work, then let go of the thread & bring the needle back up the thread into position. This method does mean the needle moves down & up the thread which might cause the thread to abrade over time.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you. I’ll try that one

[@joanngreen9714]

❤

[@lynndifer4163]

Very excited to see the process of the couching. Will you do the entire outline and then the filler? or portions of outline, then filler, then more outline?

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Well, that’s a question. I could go either way, which is one reason why I’m asking what people like / prefer. Thanks for letting me know your thoughts.

[@Ben-kv7wr]

“You’ve been sucked into the black hole that is Early Mediaeval Embroidery” well I’m in good company!

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Oh, I’ve just seen this comment. I’ve just written exactly that to your earlier comment 😆😆.

[@sharonhargreaves6056]

Good morning, really enjoying your tutorial, I have a couple of questions, when you change thread colour and leave the unfinished thread at the front, will you go back and reuse it? Also is your stem stitch always running the same way ie, the thread loop always at the top or bottom? Hope that makes sense. I’m enjoying watching the whole process, thank you 😊

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Hi, I’m really pleased you’re enjoying the videos.. Your questions do make sense. Of the threads are structurally sound I will most likely use them later on in the work. However, as stem stitch passes through the fabric a lot it causes wear of fibres and the thread can become somewhat degraded. In those instances I won’t reuse the threads. Yes, I do loop the stem this way all the time at the moment. That’s because this is how the stitch is worked on the original embroidery. I hope these answers help 😊

[@sharonhargreaves6056]

Thank you, I always feel guilty if I don’t use all the workable length of the thread, your reply means I don’t have to 😊

[@alca6023]

I'm also working while I watch. I think that you should use the thread until it's under 4 cm. Their is no way that they'd not use a thread until the very end. I do that and the thread that I am using is D.M.C. and not expensive.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you. You’re right, they would have used the thread for as long as possible. You’ll see in my next video that I do use up some of the ends. Those that are left will either be used for another area or, if they aren’t good structural, I’ll cast them off.

[@cerwelt]

I watch quite a bit of slow videography here on KZbin. There are people who have entire channels walking through their daily lives. I watch a channel where the gentleman who films walks throughout the countryside in the UK sharing the homes, farms and countryside. I don’t own a television because American television is pure garbage in my opinion. I haven’t owned one in eleven years. I embroider so I watch embroiderers. I crochet and watch crocheters. I also weave and watch weavers.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Now I need to go and find this walking channel. It sounds spot on. Thanks for letting me know your thoughts on content style too

[@anna-mariecox8361]

Why arent you using the blue thread that are already in the linen that was left over from a previous section?

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

If the thread is ok structurally I’ll pick it up later for another bit. However, some of the threads haven’t ‘held up’ structurally, I think because it passes through the fabric a lot with stem stitch and that causes the fibres to break away etc., so those lengths I won’t be using again.

[@anna-mariecox8361]

@@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery thank you, my next questions is how do you know if a thread is structurally sound (I am a beginner and visited the tapestry and bought several kits from their museum so I am trying to figure it all out. I love watching these videos I completed the archer kit recently but didn’t really understand the stitching so want to do better with the next kit

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Oh, welcome to the world of early medieval embroidery. There’s no escape now, you know 😄. I’ll try and answer this but I might do a video as well because it may be easier to see what I’m trying to explain. When you look at a thread you’ll see it has a certain look, thickness and feel. If it’s plied, more than one yarn twisted together to make a thicker thread, you’ll see tits evenly twisted. Well, generally it is. When you stitch you turn the needle and thread, even though you probably won’t notice you’re doing it, and this can untwist the yarn, making look thinner or even as though there are two yarns, so you have to keep re-twisting it. Then, as you pass the thread through the fabric a lot, you’ll see that these yarns will look thinner as well. They’ll also become bobbly and / or fluffy as the fibres that make up the yarn come away. This is because of the friction between the thread and fabric. The thread can also look straggly, if that makes sense, and the stitching won’t look as full or puffy. It’ll look thin. So there isn’t just one thing, it’s lots of different things that you’ll learn to gauge the more you stitch. Does that help?

[@dixygrl]

What kind of needle are you using, please?

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

It’s a handmade copper alloy (brass) needle made to the specifications of needles found in early medieval contexts

[@stefanwild326]

[@rebeccal786]

If there is a mistake in the original tapestry, are you going to duplicate the mistake or work it correctly. The reason I ask is I’m going to “recreate” a great grandmother’s sampler because of sunlight/etc damage. As I started, I realized she made mistakes and I don’t know how authentic to recreate it. (I’m thinking, as a nine year old, she wanted to rush through it so she could go play😊). Thanks.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Now that’s a question! Yes, I probably will because I’m trying to learn about the workers’ decisions, ways of working and choices they made. I think your project, while it seems different on the outside, isn’t that much. To me anyway. To do want to recreate your grandma’s work and therefore her probable wish to go out and play etc. or something picture perfect? If it was me it’d be the first option but you knew that 😄. You’ll have to let me know what you decide.

[@be_a_bright_sparkle3687]

What a conundrum…You can’t lose either way. Do let us know what you decide❤

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

I’ve decided. I’m going to duplicate the mistakes, unless I miss them and just carry on stitching 😄

[@equitime77]

My thoughts are that if you are trying to do this as close in techniques etc to the original that you say you are then you would use the wool like they would. They wouldnt have been able to afford not to stitch with a whole length even if an area was finished. The thread would have been used in another area. If the thread wears out, then the thread length would be shorter to compensate. I do find it uncomfortable when your threads arent fully utilised.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

You’re right, as I mention in the video wool wasn’t available as it is today. It would have cost more in time, processing etc too. The evidence from the back of the hanging is that they used threads across motifs and because of the way I’ve left the ones I’m using, I could ‘pick up’ those if I choose to later in the process. Sometimes they did leave threads hanging loose too. I’ve got a number of ideas as to why but need to research it all more before I feel confident enough to put it in type. I use the thread for as long as I find its structure stable enough for the stitch in question, so you’ll find that when we move on to the laid and couched work, there won’t be such long lengths left. And there are places at the moment where I’ve worked the thread to very near the end.

[@orysiawasyleczko6287]

I continue to enjoy watching you stitch and educate about how the BT was made. I appreciated the clarification for those of us who were taught to name the stitch according to how the thread would go over or under the needle, so the stitch you are doing is the outline stitch for me. The phrase that really stood out for me was “top left to bottom right”. as you were making the stitches. I would like to see the laying and couching of a small area of the design as I am hesitant to proceed with this step on my BT project for fear of messing up.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

Thank you, that’s very kind of you. I’m so pleased you’re finding my explanations useful and clear. I’m hoping to move on to the laid and couched in the next bit one video, so not long to go. I think once you’ve seen it being worked it’ll fall into place. I find that happens with quite a few people. I hope the rest of your project is going well.

[@equitime77]

@@EarlyMedievalEmbroideryIm using a lot of lifelines that are definitely needed so its progressing. Thanks

[@lucie4185]

Do you know if they will DNA test the tapestry? Given the amount of blood I sacrifice to my embroidery efforts. I suspect it will have some results.

[@EarlyMedievalEmbroidery]

😄😆. I hear you! I know the idea has been muted but as far as I’m aware, nothings been decided. Yet…

[@jzsketchcraft]

As a hearing impaired person I would super appriciate it if you would stop randomly whispering, it makes it difficult to listen to you