Todays crazy quilt embellishment detail is two rows of Herringbone worked close together. One side of the Herringbone is topped with three detached chain stitches worked in DMC pearl 5. The other side with oyster stitch which is part of the chain stitch family. This is possibly a new stitch …
Day 10 is a strange little detail or I think it is as it can be very versatile. Once again it is quite simple to work with a row of half buttonhole wheels which have been flipped side to side. In the middle a detached chain stitch. Both the buttonhole …
It’s the last day of the month and as regular readers of this blog know I have been making a journal postcard in fabric every month for the 6 x 4 lives project. This fabric postcard is a little sampler based on some of the charted designs Pam Kellog of …
If you go to the Old Sturbridge Village site and investigate their Online Database (in the Collections section found via the side bar) you will discover that they have listed 70 items in their Sampler and needlework collection. There are some great samplers. Each illustration is accompanied by a good …
Day 9 of 100 details for 100 days is a more complex detail on a piece of my crazy quilting. The advantage is that there is a simple idea and a more complex idea on this one. First the yellow braid along the bottom has been decorated with straight stitch …
Day 8 is a simple detail. It is an idea to embellish lace and emphasise a special button. Once again a combination of detached chain stitch worked in DMC pearl 5 and a small straight stitch topped with a seed bead finishes it off. It is from a block in …
Japanese Embroidery is simply exquisite there is not other way of describing it. The Grammar of Japanese Embroidery Design is an article in two parts by Dolly Fehd. The first section focuses on history and motifs in Japanese embroidery. The second part is illustrated and continues with the symbolism found …
