All work for the lesson must be completed - that means all exercises in the lesson, not just those in a given section Perhaps 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

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. Work each upright cross stitch so that the top stitch is always going in the same direction, in this case, from left to right. End each upright cross stitch on the side that is closest to your next stitch, so that the jump between the two stitches is short. Pass underneath the corners of the foundation stitches that hold the petal in shape. In the pattern, you can see where these corners are, because the petal element just touches them in the pattern. Heading up the hypotenuse of the triangle, I’m crossing the half cross stitches that were left behind on the second journey above, and working the upright cross stitch over them, all in the same pass. Even though your hens may have a perfectly comfortable nest inside, they will still feel the urge to build themselves a nest outside. To do this, they will scratch the ground or garden until they have made the spot comfortable enough to rest in.Your work will look much better if all your uppermost stitches on each double cross stitch and cross stitch is oriented in the same direction. So, for this piece, all my uppermost stitches on the double cross stitch are horizontal. They also tend to scratch around in the coop nest boxes before laying an egg. Some of them will get up several times during the laying process to scratch the bedding around some more. By the time I reach the last stitch (right above the first stitch on the left side of the triangle), all my stitches are now double cross stitches, and the uppermost stitch on each double cross stitch has the same horizontal orientation. This cookie is set by Addthis.com. This cookie is used for sharing of links on social media platforms.

All of these private critiques are done through reddit, in specific threads where students post their work as a comment, including a link to their work (often hosted on Imgur, though most image hosts are okay).

Scratching for hygiene

Pass the needle and thread under the three anchor stitch corners that will hold the square shape in place, and then take the needle down into the fabric underneath the first anchor stitch, where you first emerged to make the square. The cookie is set by rlcdn.com. The cookie is used to serve relevant ads to the visitor as well as limit the time the visitor sees an and also measure the effectiveness of the campaign. Bring the needle to the front just to the side of the corner of the yellow foundation stitch where the inside tip of the petal should be.

This cookie is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This cookie allows to collect information on user behaviour and allows sharing function provided by Addthis.comThey will also use their beaks on occasion, however, but this doesn’t always mean they are just trying to loosen up the surface and dig. They’re most likely scratching for little insects, bugs, and other morsels. Or, they’re creating a dust bath, a nest, and the other things I explained above. Image: Free-range Phoenix hen foraging for insects by scratching at the freshly turned earth. Credit: JZHunt/Getty. 5.Roaming Now it’s time to turn the stitches into double cross stitches, by crossing over them with an upright cross stitch. Similarly, hens that have been rescued from battery cages are known to scratch the ground as one of their first acts of freedom.