This video demonstrates how to do tambour beading, a technique used in French haute couture embroidery in Paris. This method looks easier as the beads are worked on the front of the fabric but the principal is the same. I think I am off to order a tambour hook, and …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam is to be found on crazy quilt block 51 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. I first edged the seam with some hand dyed lace lace. I then edged with two rows of tied herringbone stitch, worked in hand dyed cotton …
This is another of my designs for hand embroidery. These weekly freebies are turning into a fun creative challenge for me. I hope readers are enjoying them too! This week, if you click on the image you will get a larger version, which you can right click to copy to …
This area is to be found on Section 35 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. I was experimenting with simple geometric patterns Thread: Hand dyed silk and wool Fabric: Hand dyed Aida Date: This section of the sampler was worked early 2009. Size: The For Love of Stitching Band …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam is to be found on crazy quilt block 51 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. I first covered the seam with some hand dyed commercial gimp braid. I then edged it with a variety of fly stitch worked in hand dyed …
Gosh Wednesday rolls around quickly since I have re-instituted these progress reports! I have another finished block for my next crazy quilt which I am calling the Lace quilt. This block is not so busy as I like to have some blocks in a quilt that are a little bit quiet. It …
Section 35 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler was worked in early January 2009 as part of the stitch explorer challenge that I ran that year. I worked some traditional chicken scratch embroidery in section 34, and then in section 35, I took some of the chicken scratch stitches and …
