Stitches This band of stitching is an arrangement of straight stitches and fly stitch worked with a seed bead sitting in the middle of the of the fly stitch. Thread The band is worked in cotton that is hand dyed by me. I it is approximately the same thickness as perle 8 …
I stumbled across an excellent tutorial on colour theory which I am sure most readers will find useful. Simple, Practical Color Theory covers key theories such as Colour Models, Colour Harmonies a section on definitions and Hue, Saturation and Brightness. Owen James deals with screen colour but at the foundation …
Block 32 is a little bit of a favourite with me. I like the colour scheme because is not so predicable. Also across the bottom I have couched a novelty thread and the seam treatment is a little more free form. I hope you will enjoy the focus on each …
Fold, Pull, Pop and Turn – Smithsonian Video by Sean McGee steps through the process of designing and making a popup book from concept to production. It is possibly one of the most interesting videos I have found on YouTube on a topic that has always interested me. Chuck Fischer …
Stitches This band of stitching consists of straight stitches, cross stitch, fly stitch and bullion knot buds which are made of two bullion knots worked side by side. Thread The straight stitches are worked in wool, the bullion stitches are worked in silk and the cross stitches are worked in …
Detail: The last area of the block sits in the top left hand corner. It is a quarter of a small doily which I stitched down and then further embellished with silk ribbon embroidery and French knots. Thread: Cotton perle #5 for the French knots What is the story? This …
Stitches This band of stitching is stepped threaded running stitch Thread The foundation row of running stitch is cotton and the lacing is done in a wool that has a fine metallic thread twisted through it. Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart Date: This section of the sampler …
