The detail: On this section of block 22 using vintage buttons I created a line of ‘flowers’ along the seam which had been stitched in feather stitch using perle 5 cotton. The button are held on with seed beads. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document …
This is variation on basic buttonhole stitch which is worked in units of 3 arms that swing from side to side. Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida fabric using a hand dyed cotton thread which is about the same weight and thickness as perle 8 Size: The sampler is …
Last Friday on Maureen Greeson published a pattern for a lovely pin cushion in the shape of an antique bonnet. It’s a great pattern, as I read it, I had the thought that if you scaled the pattern down slightly, you could replace the card disk with a scratched or …
The detail: On this section of the block I added beads to emphasise the pattern in the lace that runs along the side of piece 5 on block 22 What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy …
This is variation on basic buttonhole stitch which is worked in units of two arms that swing from side to side. Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida fabric using a hand dyed cotton thread which is about the same weight and thickness as perle 8 Size: The sampler is …
I can not quite believe we are at block 22 but it is time to introduce it. This is a pale block and usually like the cream on cream blocks so I hope people enjoy this one too! As you can see this block consists of 8 pieces of fabric …
I had not heard of rice paddy art until I encountered this on Youtube. This is a time lapse video of rice farmers in Japan who create huge murals by planting fields of different coloured rice. Since rice plants produce fiber as well as grain I have my fingers crossed …
