Day 84 in 100 Crazy Quilt details

Day 84 in 100 Crazy Quilt details another seam which I first covered with a thin, hand dyed, piece of lace. On one side I worked a straight stitch in a groups of three in cotton perle #8 and then added a small flower like shape using caston stitch. This …

Day 83 in 100 Crazy Quilt details

Day 83 in 100 Crazy Quilt details I am sharing a little design element that adds something different to a crazy quilt block. This detail is from a crazy quilt project includes a vintage button that is tucked into a prairie point. Prairie points are great to include in a …

100 details for 100 days Day 81

Todays embroidered seam is a simple arrangement of straight stitch. I used DMC pearl 5 thread. Between the block like shapes I have a small novelty bead. Below these shapes is an arrangement of detached chain stitch and straight stitch topped with a seed bead. The other embroidered seam you …

Standards and guidelines for knit and crochet products

The Craft Yarn Council of America has published guidelines so that uniform yarn, needle and hooks are labelled in a consistent manner. These standards and guidelines aim to encourage the industry to produce user friendly patterns. The site also houses a useful list of Crochet Abbreviations, a list of Knitting …