This week the Friday Freebie is a design that could be worked in outline stitches using back stitch, threaded back stitch, chain, whipped chain, stem stitch or whipped stem stitch. You could add beads and sequins. It would be nice as a biscornu pattern. Click on the thumbnail as it …
This detail is a seam on block 58 of the I dropped the button box quilt. I used a furnishing braid to cover the seam and then decorated it with seed beads and straight stitches. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand …
The work in progress Wednesdays role around far too quickly. That said trying to regularly report on what I am doing does make me focus on what I have been doing. Question: Is anyone else interested in joining me for a Work in Progress Wednesday? Who is working on large project …
Buttonhole Wheel Buttonhole Wheel is simply a buttonhole stitch worked in a circle. So, obviously, it is part of the buttonhole family of stitches. These are also known as wheel stitch, buttonhole rings, buttonhole flowers, buttonhole disks, and disk stitch. Buttonhole wheels are a fun, if undervalued, little stitch. Many …
I have been spending my late afternoons with a beautiful new book by Barbara B.Suess titled Temari Techniques: A visual Guide to Making Japanese Embroidered Thread Balls. The subtitle is the key here as the “visual guide” actually speaks volumes. For those of us who place an emphasis on the …
This band is on section 39 of the Love of Stitch Band Sampler for the story of this piece visit the Sampler FAQ page. This band is a further experiment with satin stitch and algerian eyelets worked as part of a contemporary Bargello or Florentine style pattern. I used hand …
This detail is a seam on block 58 of the I dropped the button box quilt. I used commercial Gimp braid to cover the seam and decorated the edge with straight stitches worked in cotton perle #8 thread and topped the stitches with seed beads. What is the story? This …
