Many textile practitioners look at a photo and wonder how they might go about turning what they see in the photo into a design suitable for fiber. If you are in this situation this free online tool may help you. BeFunky is a free web based online service that allows …
This braid is held on the block using a row of three straight stitches Thread: DMC perle thread 8. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 7 and piece 2 on the diagram I used when I introduced block 4 In the same article I also talked about the …
Today’s image actually illustrated two lines of stitching on my sampler. The first line is a row of Portuguese knotted stem stitch. The second row is threaded arrow stitch Thread: The Portuguese knotted stem stitch is worked in a hand dyed high gloss silk. The threaded arrow stitch has a foundation …
A thoughtful reader Bev Forsling sent me this link to this interesting YouTube video. I am always fascinated when ever stitchery is used as a graphic medium. Like It or Not has been painstakingly stitched then animated! The other aspect of this project that fascinates me, is the idea of …
Lace This crazy quilt detail is how I used some very old piece of lace which I found wrapped around a section of cut off broom handle in an old junk shop in Oxford, England. I was browsing around the store when I spotted a roll of damaged laces. What …
After yesterday’s post about articles in the V&A journal I went poking around the net a little further and discovered The Digital Library for the Decorative Arts and Material Culture houses an online copy of Owen Jones classic The Grammar of Ornament This book is beautifully illustrated and influences textile design to this …
This band is arrow or arrowhead stitch. Thread: Hand dyed perle 8, cotton thread. Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for the thread Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide …
