15-Sided Biscornu Stitch-Along

Front, side and reverse views of finished biscornu pomander

Project: 15-sided biscornu pomander
Started: 26.03.09
Finished: 13.04.09

This was something completely new to me. Although I recently stitched my first regular biscornu, this was my first attempt at a 15-sided one and I was a little worried at how complicated it might be to put together – I needn’t have worried! The designs came from a stitch-along at Stitch Creations and a few of us at The Book Club Forum thought it might be fun to stitch-along ourselves. The most fiddly bit was whip-stitching the last edge, but it was worth it because by that point the whole thing was coming together and I could see how pretty it would look when finished.

I stitched this biscornu on white 18-count aida, using two variegated Trebla flosses – 13 (pink, for the edging boxes) and 41 (purple, for the patterns). Lilac seed beads are stitched along the edges of the boxes on the front of the biscornu; clear seed beads edge the boxes on the reverse; and I alternated between lilac and clear seed beads on the connecting panels. I added lavender to the stuffing to make a pomander and used a wide piece of white satin ribbon to make the hanger, then added two decorative silver buttons.

This will be part of my Step-Mum’s Christmas gift.

Progress…

I’ve managed to get a little more stitching done, so I thought I’d post a couple of progress pictures to show how I’m getting on with two of my current works in progress:

15-sided biscornu stitch-along:

I’m stitching this on white 18-count aida in two variegated threads – Trebla 13 for the outer squares (that’s the pink bits) and Trebla 41 for the designs (the purple). I’ve completed ten of the faces and intend to add pale pink seed beads and finish it with a decorative silver button on either side. It will be stuffed with regular stuffing and lavender to make a pomander. There are a few people on The Book Club Forum who are working on this project as a stitch-along as was done on the Stitch Creations blog (click on the link in the title to see some gorgeous finished products!).

Textile Heritage Victorian Lavender Bookmark:

I have largely neglected this one in favour of other projects lately, but once the biscornu is finished, I will try to find a little more time to devote to this one and get it finished. It will be backed with lilac felt when it’s done. The kit is lovely and the finished product will be very pretty, so I really should get back to it!