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 …
Take a look at the unusual bags which are a beautiful gift to the receiver and a gift to the environment. Loopy stitch is a needleworker in India who keeps a blog Creative Embroidery and Linen has highlighted the gift bags she makes in order to cut down on gift …
I did not make all my steps for this week but considering most of the week I spent at home in front of a computer screen writing the next set of lessons to be offered at The Joggles.com or sitting at my desk stitching samples for the same set of …
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 …
I just love surprises. Often people drop me an email and offer small thank you gifts. This pack of rayon threads arrived in the mail. It particularly touched me because Julie, a reader of this blog, thought to send me these when she was helping clear out the stash of …
