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Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 680 and 681

Today I have a detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail for an article  about this section of the embroidery. Stitches Used This is a sample of chained cross  stitch. It was stitch number 79 of the TAST stitches. I worked it on hand painted …

Kikos Flower Stitch

I was shown how to work Kiko Flower by a lady from Japan. Her English was not good but she called it flower stitch because worked in a ring it can form a flower. True to skills handed on in the oral tradition I call it Kiko’s flower stitch because …

Beaded Lock stitch

Beaded Lock stitch is a variation on double lock stitch. It is a very quick and easy to work beaded embroidery stitch, that looks good as a border or worked row-upon-row for a filling stitch. You need to be familiar with lock stitch to work this variety. The samples are …

My huge sampler takes centre stage YAY!

Last night, at the Albert Hall in Canberra, the Embroiderers’ Guild ACT annual exhibition was opened by Dr Brendan Nelson Director of the Australian War Memorial and former Defence Minister. This year I was excited as I was invited to exhibit my band sampler. At nearly 100 feet long it ran …

Work in Progress Wednesday and a catch up cuppa

I don’t have a progress report this week as behind the scenes I  have set up a new Studio art journals flickr group for people interested in studio art journals. Yes, I know … sneaking around behind the scenes being a geeky type person and not doing my stitching. I hope …