Touch My Stitches #8: Buttonhole Stitch

Day 241:  Week 2 of 52

I love this weekly TAST challenge. I worked on this a little last week but needed to get through the costumes for the ComicCon (more on that tomorrow) so had to put it aside.  I was able to pick it up again last night so here is my continuation of this Ocean/Underwater piece with the Buttonhole Stitch included.

The first week's Fly Stitch is underneath some Buttonhole Stitches as well as some more Fly Stitches.  You can see I am using embroidery thread in 3, 2 and single strands.

 I also added these wonderful beads and chips to the underwater scape.  In these two pictures I had only added a few longer Buttonhole stitches in the green and the ones that the beads are on.  The colored stone chips are on thin Fly Stitches.

 I did go out and buy the beads and stone chips but I am trying to use up the scraps of thread and cones that I have found at thrift stores for this project to use up what I have available.

 In these last 3 pictures I have added the stones and all the longer Buttonhole and Fly Stitches in green over the smaller stitches to give it some dimension.  As I get a new stitch every week I will keep integrating them into this piece in some way until I am satisfied with the look and then I will start another one.

 I can't get over the color of some of these stones.  As I add stitched living creatures amongst the vegetation of this ocean bottom I think it will really make these stand out.

What will you create today?

Take A Stitch Tuesday (TAST)
Week 1 Fly Stitch