Stitches: This seam looks a bit messing because the fabric is a very tight weave lycra! The dots are paint. The seam is embellished with a line of detached chain stitches worked with along tail and straight stitches are worked in the bright pink thread. Thread: Rayon What is the …
Stitches This rough and ready motif is a buttonhole wheel with oyster stitches around the edge. A bead in the middle has slipped to one side over the years – it must be loose! Thread A hand dyed cotton. Fabric: Dress linen Dyes: Procion dyes used on the thread Size: …
Over on Quin Creative, there is a touching and thoughtful story about Quins Fathers Art Journals. It prompted a few thoughts or perhaps it is better described as a reaction from me. To be honest I had not really thought about how someone might respond to an art journal after …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a zig zag pattern of up and down buttonhole stitch. On a second return I tucked a bead into the middle of the twin prongs nad then topped them off with French knots Thread: Hand dyed silk What is the story? This regularly published …
Stitches This line of stitching commenced with tied herringbone and then was further decorated with straight stitches and seed beads Thread Perle 8 thread and rayon Fabric: Dress linen Dyes: Procion dyes used on the thread Size: The sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and all sections are stitched …
Threads magazine is hosting a step-by-step video tutorial which shows you how to sew a bias scarf. This project is ideal for any beginner sewer. Judith Neukam shows you how to cut strips of fabric on the bias, construct your scarf using a solvy base, and free motion stitch your …
Time to introduce block 26! That means we are now just over one quarter of the way through documenting this quilt as there are 100 blocks in the quilt. I hope readers are still enjoying this process. In this block you will see lots of fabrics that are not often …
