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 …
This band on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is an experiment couching some thick decorative cord using herringbone stitch. The ends of the cord are covered with a small button secured with a bead. Threads: cotton perle #5 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler …
I got totally side tracked this morning playing with colour. Adobe has a free web based colour tool called Kuler. You can use it to create colour schemes, share them if you choose and store them if you want. The other way to find colour schemes is from a photograph. …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam is on block 42 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt is Cretan stitch worked in perle #5 cotton which I then added beaded arrow stitch to. I used seed beads in both the hills and peaks. What is the story? This …
