100 details for 100 days Day 97

For Day 97 the detail I am featuring is another example of using rick rack in crazy quilting. The rick rack has been attached with Zig Zag Chain using DMC pearl #5 thread. I have stitched three straight stitches between the V’s of the braid, then topped with seed beads. …

100 details for 100 days Day 96

The seam treatment for day 96 started life as a piece hand dyed lace that was in the form of a row hearts. this lace is a modern rayon lace that I used Procion dyes to colour it.   As you can see in the photograph, the hearts are upside …

Fabric Postcard in progress


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Once again the 6 x 4 lives challenge due date is starting to register on my consciousness. So I commenced this months card which is more a design exercise than anything else. The background is hand dyed and painted linen and I have stitched on some hand dyed flannelette cotton …

100 details for 100 days Day 95

For Day 95 in this series I have two seams to feature. Both seams are made up of of arrangements of Detached Chain Stitches and straight stitch. The first sample is a line of chain stitches worked along the base of a piece of hand dyed lace. I used a hand …

Micro–miniaturist sculptures that fit into the eye of a needle


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Willard Wigan is a micro sculptor. As a micro-miniaturist Willard creates works that fit into the eye of a needle, can sit on the head of a pin, or a grain of sand. Willard’s sculptures are measured in thousandths of an inch and truely something to marvel at. Found with …

100 details for 100 days Day 94

The detail for day 94, features a row of Herringbone Stitch that has small straight stitches added where the threads cross, top and bottom. This turns Herringbone stitch into stitch called Tied Herringbone! I worked the foundation row of herringbone in DMC cotton perle #5 thread. Next I used small …

Botanical illustrations online


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Many gardeners some sort of record of what gets planted when. Have you ever thought of creating a more unique item as a keepsake? Have you thought to keep a botanical scrap book or journal of your garden? Or perhaps designing a sampler that illustrated the plants in your garden? …