I hope you find this tutorial useful and that you have the opportunity to enjoy a little light hearted stitching on gingham sometime soon!

All work for the lesson must be completed - that means all exercises in the lesson, not just those in a given sectionPerhaps earlier instances may be found, or instances in other languages. Pattes de mouche is the French equivalent, but it’s not quite right. Final Words Bring your needle up slightly under and next to one corner of the foundation stitch on any corner of the white square. To prepare to lay an egg, hens will often scratch around in the nest boxes of the coop. During the laying process, some of the hens will get up multiple times to scratch the bedding. The birds do this so that the nesting material is at a convenient height for them, and so that their eggs (and any other eggs in the nest box) will be in a position for incubation directly beneath their bodies. Even if they have no intention of caring for the eggs after they are laid, this behavior persists. After finishing this little outlined area, I had just enough thread left (good planning!) to work the foundation cross stitches in the middle of this area.

Image: Free-range Phoenix hen foraging for insects by scratching at the freshly turned earth. Credit: JZHunt/Getty. 5.RoamingI work with a 4″ embroidery hoop on the 1/8″ gingham, and I always work as much of the design as will fit in the hoop before I move the hoop. So I work all the foundation stitches and all the lacing stitches that fit inside the hoop area, before moving the hoop to work another area. Smooth flow is something we achieve by the approach we employ. Accuracy on the other hand is something that will improve with practice. Nail down your confident stroke now, from your shoulder, and as you practice it, your accuracy will catch up as well. If you pay close attention, you’ll likely notice some little interactions that show you they’re paying attention to one another. They aren’t able to take a bath in water, and it wouldn’t do the job even if they could. So, shaking loose dirt through their feathers then preening the