I would like to introduce block 6 in the I dropped the Button Box quilt. I hope people will enjoy seeing it in more detail over the next week or so. Fabric content: Once again this small block has 9 pieces of fabric in it. Piece 1: Polyester found in a swatch …
I was exploring the Simply samplers website yesterday and discovered this Sampler Game in which you can design your own sampler from traditional sampler motifs. I spent an age mucking about enjoying this Sampler Game. To design your sampler you click to add or select object by clicking in the …
Is a line of whipped spiders wheels which sit in a half circle of buttonhole stitches. Thread: A hand dyed silk Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for silk thread Size: All samples are 15 …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a row of buttonhole stitch, which has a detached chain stitch on every second arm. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 3 and piece 9 on the diagram used when I introduced block 5 In the same article I …
I was sent this photo by email with no information about it. No artist name, no details as to where, when, what or how just the photograph. I was intrigued and immediately was pounding out search terms in google. Terms such as “tree sweater”, “tree cosy”, crochet + tree “guerilla …
This ‘band is actually two bands. The first is of cable chain stitch and the second is a Triple Palestrina stitch Thread: The cable chain is worked in a hand dyed cotton (crochet thread), and the triple Palestrina is a hand dyed soft Danish cotton which feels and works up in a similar way …
Stitches: This seam is created with a foundation row of Cretan stitch. Between the V shapes are two chain stitches with a fly stitch at the base. On each of the Cretan stitch arms is a small bead. Thread: DMC perle thread #5 Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 1 and …
