Stitches: As you can see I lost a sequin and bead on this seam embellishment. I only noticed when I was preparing the photo for the web! I have to repair it but you can see what I have done to embellish this area. First lace was stitched down and …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of double herringbone stitch further decorated with beads Thread: The first row of herringbone is worked in hand dyed rayon ribbon floss and the row of herringbone is worked in Kreinik metallic braid Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 6 and piece 2 …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with ric-rac, beads and buttons. The ric-rac has a metallic weave in it so I attached it with straight stitches worked in a metallic thread. These stitches were further embellished with little gold beads. I also have a cluster buttons near by Thread: DMC metallic thread. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of buttonhole stitch, worked at different levels to add interest Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 1 and piece 2. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a variation of feather stitch. A seed bead is at the end of each ‘arm’ Thread: DMC perle thread #8. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This line of stitching runs down the middle of piece 3 on the diagram in the post written to introduce block 9. In the …
Stitches: It is a bit difficult to describe what is actually going on here but I will try. First I worked a row of widely spaced open Cretan stitch, which was then laced twice. The first was laced along the spine of the stitch then I laced the arms of the …
This detail was created by placing a button on top of a crochet medallion. I found a table runner in a thrift shop which was partly complete. In the bag was a number of these crochet medallions some stitched together others still single. I dyed them all different colours and it …
