This area is part of section 36 on of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. On this section of the sampler it is more or less experiments with Algerian eye stitches, its variations and arrangements. Thread: The thread is perle#8 Fabric: Hand dyed 18 cnt Aida Date: This section of …
This area is part of section 36 on of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. This area sits near the quote by John Updike featured in my last post in this series. Thread: The threads are perle#8 Fabric: Hand dyed linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked early …
This area is part of section 36 on of the For Love of Stitching band sampler is a quote by John Updike who has just died. It was a quote that had meant something to me so I stitched it on my sampler. Thread: The thread is hand dyed silk. Fabric: …
This free hand embroidery pattern is a very is a simplified mandala like design. I left areas open deliberately so that stitchers could use those spaces to explore fills, patterning or even some of the pulled thread stitches. I have a few suggestions for stitches you can use but they are …
This year I hope to have the odd entry where I share some of the processes I use. Most of them I think of as simple little techniques or approaches to a problem. They are methods I have developed over the years and I hope that readers find them useful. I …
Over on Di van Niekerks site she has published a tutorial on how to make stumpwork Hydrangeas. Her method is to make a little slip and then add that to your embroidery. I have also seen this technique used to create hand made buttons.
Imagine my pleasure in watching this video about a 4 meter long band sampler. I have seen an Dutch/Australian band sampler that is similar to this one, only it was blue. It was the same sort of length and the same mix of practical stitchery and embroidery. I was told …
