Day 8 is a simple detail. It is an idea to embellish lace and emphasise a special button. Once again a combination of detached chain stitch worked in DMC pearl 5 and a small straight stitch topped with a seed bead finishes it off. It is from a block in …
Today I have a simple motif as it consists of feather stitch worked in two weights of silk thread, sprinkled with beads. It is ideal for both floral motifs and underwater scenes. Feather stitch is simply worked in a free form way. The seam embellishment on this detail is back …
One of the reasons I left the link to printable colouring books yesterday was because I knew this little detail was coming up. It’s a butterfly measuring about 2 inches across, with a couched body of chenille thread. The wings are made using Long and Short stitch which is not …
Day 5 is this series 100 details in 100 days is another way to embellish ribbon in crazy quilting. It is simply a row of bullion buds worked on velvet ribbon. The buds are made of two bullions worked in hand dyed silk thread which is about the weight of …
Day four is an embellishment which consists of two rows of Herringbone stitch worked in rayon ribbon floss. The rows are worked back to back. The next thing I did was to lace both rows with a thick thread, which left a neat centre between the rows for a bead. …
Day three brings you another 2 seam treatments. The first consists of a row of 3 detached chain stitches worked DMC pearl 8. Tucked between each of those is a small straight stitch. This edges a piece of lace that has been embellished with beads. The second row is also …
To my delight and surprise, yesterdays announcement about this series created quite a reaction. I had thought that people would read them and enjoy them but had no idea it would provoke a stitch-a-long. Allison Aller started the ball rolling by jumping in and within hours had her interpretation online …
