This area on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is part of the border. It is made up of back stitch and some red seed beads. Threads: cotton perle #8 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of 2008. Size: …
Did you know that spider web fibre is so strong because it is made of two types of compounds? It consists of a soft amorphous molecule and a hard crystalline one which means it makes a thread that is stronger than steel, more resilient than kevlar and less dense than …
This is block 43 of the I dropped the button box quilt. This crazy quilt block is in pinkish tones. One thing most people notice about it is that it has the corner of an embroidered serviette on it. Over the next few weeks I will focus on each seam …
We have another special event on Stitchin Fingers in the form of a post a photo challenge to honour of International Women’s Day (8 March). Since this is a global celebration to mark achievements of women past, present and future and 2011 is the Global Centenary Year I thought it …
This area on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is an interesting variety of herringbone stitch as it is worked in a square. Threads: Hand dyed cotton perle #5 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of 2008. Size: The For …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This is the last seam decoration on block 42 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt. I have decorated it with a variation of buttonhole and added a small butterfly charm. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and …
Scans of the J. F. Ingalls embroidery stamping pattern catalogue from 1886 are available online and are in the public domain. We have John Governale to thank for scanning 255 pages, hosting them online and patterns are in the public domain so stitchers are free to use them. This catalogue …
