This area is part of section 36 on of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. This band is made up of straight stitches worked line upon line as you would with Bargello embroidery. Thread: Hand dyed perle#8 and perle#5 cotton and hand dyed silk Fabric: Hand dyed 18 cnt Aida. …
This decoration is found on block 53 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. It is a vine of cast on stitch flowers worked in perle #8 which was hand dyed. Each has a French knot in the middle. The vine is stem stitch and leaves are detached chain. …
This week I have two free small hand embroidery patterns for my readers. The first, this hand embroidery pattern is a flourish that can be a date panel on a needlework sampler. As regular reader know I work an ongoing project which is a band sampler that is over …
This area is part of section 36 on of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. I was experimenting with patterns of simple stitches on different hand dyed needlework fabrics. Here is a pattern of Half Algerian eye stitch and straight stitches. Thread: Hand dyed perle#8 and perle#5 cotton Fabric: Hand …
Seam decoration 361 on crazy quilt block 53: This decoration is found on block 53 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. It is a line of buttonhole stitches topped off with detached chain stitches and seed bead. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and …
This area is part of section 36 on of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Even though I am Australian I felt the whole world watched in hope with the Inauguration of Barack Obama. Thread: Hand dyed perle#8 Fabric: Hand dyed Aida Date: This section of the sampler was worked …
Over on Di van Niekerks site she has published a tutorial on how to make stumpwork Hydrangeas. Her method is to make a little slip and then add that to your embroidery. I have also seen this technique used to create hand made buttons.
