Month: August 2006

Todays seam embellishment features a ribbon braid which has had a row of buttonhole stitch worked down each side. This variation worked in DMC Pearl 8 thread, simply changes the size of each leg of the stitch to form a pattern. On the highest leg two detached chain stitches were …

I have looked and looked and I think I have found a straight stitch free, embroidery detail! As anyone reading this series will know I am a bit keen on straight stitch and detached chain. However this hand embroidery detail is not detached chain free as the daisy in motif …

I feel I need a drum roll to indicate that this is an exciting moment as this post marks the half way mark in the series. I had no idea when I thought of doing it that this series would prove so popular, but it has so without further ado …

This seam embellishment was worked along the edge of some vintage lace which I hand dyed. The edge was not in good condition so I first covered it with a thin satin ribbon. I then stitched a row of Herringbone worked in DMC pearl 5. This row of stitching acted …

This seam embellishment can easily be used along the side of lace but in this case it is worked to the side of braid. In DMC Pearl 8 I worked three Bullion stitches. Around these in the same thread I stitched a detached chain which was tied down with a …

Today I am featuring another simple seam embellishment for crazy quilting. In DMC Pearl 5 I worked two rows of Chevron stitch back to back. Next I added an arrangement of straight stitches and detached chain stitches with a seed bead stitched at the base of the arrangement in the …