Pintangle

CQ detail 376

This is a piece of old jewellry alongside a button I added on block 55 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped the button box. All articles are …

How to work Whipped Wheel Stitch

Whipped wheel is also known as whipped spider’s wheel, raised spider’s web wheel, ribbed wheel, back stitched wheel, and back stitched spider’s web. All of these names do little to indicate how much fun this stitch can be. It would be one of my favourite textured stitches. If you look …

Ever had trouble getting your digital photos to look right. Want to improve your craft photography? There is a a great competition being held over on stitching fingers. The prize is a a free ticket to the Best Photo Forward Webinar! What is a Webinar? Webinar is short for Web-based Seminar, presentation, lecture, …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Band 543

This area is part of section 37 on the For Love of Stitching band sampler. As regular readers are aware this sampler has journalling aspects to it. This band recorded my birthday. Stitches include back stitch and Algerian Eye. Thread: The thread is hand dyed silk. Fabric: A cotton linen …

CQ detail 375

This a band of braid decorated with straight stitch and seed beads. The seam is found on block 55 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped the button …

Friday Freebie A hand embroidery pattern

This design could be worked in outline stitches or combined it with fused applique and beading. If you need to know how I would transfer this pattern to fabric, I have a tutorial on how to transfer embroidery designs to fabric which may help. All posts in the series are …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Band 542

This area is part of section 37 on the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Stitches on this band include needleweaving, straight stitch, half Algerian Eye and hemstitch Thread: The thread is hand dyed silk, wool and cotton. Fabric: A cotton linen mix that is 22 count. Date: This section of …