The detail for Day 91 features an embellishment that runs along the side of a piece of lace. It is quite simple as it consists of two rows of tied Herringbone stitch. In this sample I used a hand dyed cotton thread which is the same thickness as DMC perle …
My steps are once again in 50,000 range as I made 55,051. I have a lot to do this week as Eve is coming home back from her tour and I want to clear the decks before she gets back. Other stitchers involved in the challenge (to my knowledge) are …
For day 90 in this series I am featuring a detail in which you can see four seam embellishments. The first detail I would like to draw your attention to is a line of stitching that runs diagonally from the middle of the photograph to the tip right hand corner. …
The crazy quilt block detail for day 89 in this series looks slightly different from my normal seam embellishments. It starts with a series of scallops I worked in Chain stitch. I used a hand dyed silk thread that is the same thickness as DMC perle #5. Between the base …
The detail for Day 88 in the 100 details for 100 days series features another simple seam embellishment that has been worked alongside a piece of commercial braid. The braid is made of gimp and was hand dyed with procion dyes. I first worked a row of Chevron stitch in …
Day 87 of 100 crazy quilt details is a small patch motif. It was not so much designed as pushed into the shape on the block that I wanted to fill. The motif consists of two daisies stitched using Detached Chain stitch using cotton. The daisies are made of Detached …
This link to instructions on how to make these delightful Thai inspired treasure boxes was posted to the stitching post one of the yahoo discussion groups I am on. I just had to share this little design as it would make a great little gift box or you could fill …
