I was shown how to work Kiko Flower by a lady from Japan. Her English was not good but she called it flower stitch because worked in a ring it can form a flower. True to skills handed on in the oral tradition I call it Kiko’s flower stitch because …
I would like to share news about a free publication at the Antique Pattern Library Anand’s Embroidery Book is a 36 page pattern book that is available as a free PDF download. Here are some sample pages so you can see what you are getting. Do you use the Antique Pattern …
Beaded Lock stitch is a variation on double lock stitch. It is a very quick and easy to work beaded embroidery stitch, that looks good as a border or worked row-upon-row for a filling stitch. You need to be familiar with lock stitch to work this variety. The samples are …
Last night, at the Albert Hall in Canberra, the Embroiderers’ Guild ACT annual exhibition was opened by Dr Brendan Nelson Director of the Australian War Memorial and former Defence Minister. This year I was excited as I was invited to exhibit my band sampler. At nearly 100 feet long it ran …
I don’t have a progress report this week as behind the scenes I have set up a new Studio art journals flickr group for people interested in studio art journals. Yes, I know … sneaking around behind the scenes being a geeky type person and not doing my stitching. I hope …
Crazy Quilt Block 79 is part of a series offering free crazy quilt block patterns, techniques, and tips on how to decorate seams with hand embroidery. The block comes from a quilt called I dropped the button box quilt which you can see on the left. (If you click on …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail for an article about this section of the embroidery. Stitches Used This detail is is a version of feathered chain stitch worked in cotton thread on hand dyed Aida cloth. Here I took the idea …
