Stitches: This crazy quilt seam which is a row of feathered chain stitch that is decorated with some novelty beads. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 1 and 4 on the diagram used when I introduced block 4 Beads These are mother …
I have another work in progress report but only one diamond block completed this week. I thought I would show it to you anyway. As usual click on the block and you will go to larger version. As I explained last week my personal stitching has slowed a little …
This band illustrates Berwick stitch which is a member of the buttonhole family of stitches. Thread: A hand dyed cotton (crochet thread) 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 thread Size: All samples are …
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This braid is held on the block using a row of three straight stitches Thread: DMC perle thread 8. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 7 and piece 2 on the diagram I used when I introduced block 4 In the same article I also talked about the …
Today’s image actually illustrated two lines of stitching on my sampler. The first line is a row of Portuguese knotted stem stitch. The second row is threaded arrow stitch Thread: The Portuguese knotted stem stitch is worked in a hand dyed high gloss silk. The threaded arrow stitch has a foundation …
A thoughtful reader Bev Forsling sent me this link to this interesting YouTube video. I am always fascinated when ever stitchery is used as a graphic medium. Like It or Not has been painstakingly stitched then animated! The other aspect of this project that fascinates me, is the idea of …
