Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 688

This is another close detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler  which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and  96 feet 5 inches  or   29.3878 meters long. It is still growing… I am not an obsessive or anything… This is an example of pattern darning and I have used …

Free Hand Embroidery Patterns Online

I love free hand embroidery patterns and have been browsing the Internet archive and discovered An Embroidery Pattern Book by Mary Waring. This book is free to download and as the title suggests is full patterns. Let me share some of the delightful patterns that I discovered in this book. …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 686 and 687

Today I have a detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler The thumbnail will lead you to an article  about this section of my   Love of Stitching Band Sampler which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and currently measures 96 feet 5 inches  29.3878 meters long. It is still …

Knotted Buttonhole Band and Beaded Knotted Buttonhole Band Tutorial

I found Knotted buttonhole band Edith Johns book, Creative Stitches which was published in 1967 and is long out of print. It looks extremely dated and boring now, but it is a real gem as there are some hidden treasures in it. Knotted buttonhole band is interesting textured stitch which produces …

Block 82 on the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt

Block 82 on my I dropped the Button Box quilt is another block which I describe as a stronger ‘jewel tone’ blocks. The jewel tone blocks form the diagonal band pattern that runs across the quilt. These colours can appear to very bright on screen, in fact a bit too bright …