Encrusted Embroidery

Encrusted embroidery is a contemporary embroidery technique where the fabric surface is encrusted with beads and stitches. You mainly see this style of embroidery worked in monotone creams, bone, and white shades but this technique can be worked in any colour. For instance, I recently completed this colourful piece. Materials …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 701 and 702

Below are 2 details from section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you are curious and want to know more about this part of the sampler click on the thumbnail. Size, Date and Fabric  This strip of the sampler was worked between June and December of 2010 on 25cnt …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 698, 699 and 700

These are 3 details on section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. Click on the thumbnail of the sampler if you are curious about it. Size, Date and Fabric  The whole sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and 96 feet 5 inches or 29.3878 meters long. You …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 696 and 697

I have 2 more details to share today. Both are  from section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you want to know more about this part of the sampler click on the thumbnail as it is a link to the article about this section. Size, Date and Fabric  The …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 693, 694 and 695

I have 3 details to share with readers. They are all from section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler, and demonstrate how you can vary a stitch.  If you are curious  click on the thumbnail to find out more about this section of the sampler. Size, Date and Fabric  The whole …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 692

This is the first detail on my section 51 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you are curious and want to know more about this part of the sampler click on the thumbnail. Size, Date and Fabric  The whole sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and 96 feet …

Section 51 of my Freeform Hand Embroidery Band sampler

Yay I am up to telling you about section 52 of my sampler. This section is longest on the sampler. In fact it is very long. So long in fact I  had to photograph it in sections! So this is a heavy eye candy post as here they are.  It is …