Month: May 2009

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 82


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This band was made by working  threaded running stitch in different threads.  Thread: The  foundation rows of running stitch were worked in hand dyed cotton threads that had the same thickness as perle #8 thread. I then threaded the rows with different threads.  Working from the top down: 3 lines of A …

CQ Detail 48


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Buttons and charms Today’s crazy quilt detail is a cluster of buttons and a small charm of a watering can Placement and Foundation Fabric: This covers sections of the seam that is between piece 1, 3  and 4. You will find the diagram in the article I wrote when I …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 81


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 This band is worked in back stitch. It is a pattern I discovered on an Italian Sampler which is housed in the Victorian and Albert Museum. I spent a very pleasant afternoon in the study area while I drafted out the pattern. It is worked in back stitch because I wanted to …

Give a lift


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Gina of Patra’s Place is a fellow Aussie blogger who is asking people to stitch a post card for a bush fire victim. You can read about it in the Fabric Postcards Group on Stitching Fingers.  Gina says There are a number of people and groups doing crafty things to raise funds for bushfire …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler – Band 80


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This band is  a pattern created with back stitch, Algerian Eye stitch,  and a canvaswork stitch called Rhodes stitch. You can find directions on how to work Rhodes stitch on page 195 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden  Thread: Hand dyed perle #8 for all Fabric: This section of my …

How to stitch Freestyle woven bars.


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Woven bars are great fun to make. Traditionally threads are with drawn from the foundation fabric and new threads are woven in but with freestyle bars you work them on the surface of the fabric which means they become a raised stitch. You can work one layer then another on top …

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Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of threaded stepped running stitch which has been further decorated with a combination of detached chain stitches and straight stitch Thread: This has a foundation of  perle thread #8 which has been threaded with a 4 ply knitting yarn. The detched chin stitches are worked in  DMC …