This free hand embroidery pattern is a very is a simplified mandala like design. I left areas open deliberately so that stitchers could use those spaces to explore fills, patterning or even some of the pulled thread stitches. I have a few suggestions for stitches you can use but they are …
This year I hope to have the odd entry where I share some of the processes I use. Most of them I think of as simple little techniques or approaches to a problem. They are methods I have developed over the years and I hope that readers find them useful. I …
Over on Di van Niekerks site she has published a tutorial on how to make stumpwork Hydrangeas. Her method is to make a little slip and then add that to your embroidery. I have also seen this technique used to create hand made buttons.
Imagine my pleasure in watching this video about a 4 meter long band sampler. I have seen an Dutch/Australian band sampler that is similar to this one, only it was blue. It was the same sort of length and the same mix of practical stitchery and embroidery. I was told …
This is another of my designs for hand embroidery. These weekly freebies are turning into a fun creative challenge for me. I hope readers are enjoying them too! This week, if you click on the image you will get a larger version, which you can right click to copy to …
Section 35 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler was worked in early January 2009 as part of the stitch explorer challenge that I ran that year. I worked some traditional chicken scratch embroidery in section 34, and then in section 35, I took some of the chicken scratch stitches and …
Melissa of Honey Bees Bliss in this video demonstrates a French Knot Loop Flower which makes a great filler flower in Silk Ribbon Embroidery.
