Regular readers will know that each month I have been making a postcard in fabric for the 6 x 4 lives challenge. Yesterday I loaded this image on to flickr so I just made the daedline. This fabric postcard is an experimental piece of hand embroidery. It commenced life being …
This detail shows 3 different seam embellishments. The first that runs diagonally across the left of the image is simply consists of straight stitch that has been arranges in two clusters. A largish green bead was stiched in the middle and the radiating straight stiches were topped off with a …
To start the week I have another extremely simple embellishment for braids. It consists of a favourite of mine which is made up of a single detached chain stitches worked in DMC pearl 5 and two straight stitches. A seed bead is at the base of these but you can …
The Detail for day 40 is an example of feather stitch which has been whipped down the centre with a contrasting thread. The ends have been further embellished with detached chain stitch and a seed bead. When I settled down with my cuppa this morning to review the week and …
Today’s detail features Up and down Buttonhole worked in a feather stitch formation worked in a thread the same weight as DMC pearl 8. Between the V I have a bead which was topped off with three French knots worked in a thread the same weight as DMC pearl 12. …
I received an email from Bhavani of Needlecraft who discovered a great site about Lagartera, a Spanish form of embroidery. This site is in Spanish so you will need to translate it. I used Google’s translating service and spent a good while exploring the site. Spanish Embroidering History And Tradition …
As I mentioned I am part of the team organising the second National Crazy Quilting retreat which is to be held at Greenhills Camp and Conference Center, Canberra, between September 29th to October 2nd this year. Sponsors letters have been sent out with requests for support in the form of …
