To all my Aussie readers Happy Australia Day! I will have the camera in hand taking photos after such a positive response to yesterdays post about documenting the I dropped the button box crazy quilt. On with todays band. Stitches: This band illustrates fly stitch which has been tied off …
I have some good news for crazy quilter this morning! As a result of being accused of leaving Crazy quilters out and requests to document my crazy quilt “I dropped the Button Box” in the same way as I am doing with my band sampler I have decided to do …
Stitches: This band illustrates single feather stitch on the first row. The next row is a variation of Herringbone stitch which has had a small Back stitch added top and bottom and the last row consists of Palestrina stitch Thread: The first row is a hand dyed cotton thread the same weight as perle 8. The second …
Tip Nut has run an article on How to Clean Needlework Over on Freda’s Hive there is a tutorial for making a Doll house Pot Holder which looks like a good stash busting project. For another stash busting project this tutorial from Craft stylish on How to sew a fabric …
Stitches: This band of stitches illustrates two rows the first is crossed buttonhole and the second is Coral stitch Crossed buttonhole stitch Coral stitch Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton, which is about the same weight as DMC perle 5 thread which was hand dyed by me. Fabric: This section of …
Stitches: This band illustrates reversed fly stitch. Thread: Hand dyed rayon ribbon floss. Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in …
Tanja Berlin of Berlin Embroidery Designs has provided free instructions and design for a small goldwork sampler. The instructions are brief and assume you have done goldwork before. If you are interested in this technique take some time to explore the goldwork tag over at Mary Corbet’s Needle n’ Thread …
