Today is a very simple detail as it is Open cretan stitch simply laced with a fine cord. If you want to see the block the it came from it is one of the 8 inch crazy blocks Detail 17 and 18 are from the same block too so you …
This was quite a cheap and nasty modern nylon lace which I interspaced novelty beads and half buttonhole wheels. It is quite a narrow lace so to add more visual weight to it I added straight stitches at the base and topped them off with French knots Scooting around the …
There is a good piece on using a visual journal as an artist’s planner over on D*I*Y Planner. It takes the angle that since many creative souls are disorganised using a visual journal as a planner increases productivity. I have pointed out before that Visual journals do not have to …
Today I thought I would highlight a button cluster on one of my blocks. Buttons act to draw the eye to an area so when ever you want to add emphasis to a spot a button or two – or perhaps a whole cluster will do it. This cluster has …
Today you have a choice as two details. The first is made by combining detached chain stitch worked in DMC pearl 5 and straight stitch worked in DMC pearl 8. At the centre I stitched a bead. The second is a variety of Fly Stitch. Instead of using a straight …
Tote bags 101 is an illustrated tutorial provided by Super Eggplant. Photographs are clear and the piece is aimed at people who are learning the basics of sewing and wanting to make a simple Tote bag.
We have 2 details this morning so if anyone does not like one they can use the other. On the left hand side there is a band of stitching which is made up of Fly Stitches worked very close together turning the stitch into plaited fly stitch. I then simply …
