Braid Stitch is part of the Chain stitch family. Known also as Cable Plait stitch and Gordian knot stitch, it is a linear stitch that creates a textured braided solid line. It holds curves well even though it is slightly raised. Braid stitch can be used anywhere that you need …
I am sure many of my readers will enjoy these copyright-free Art Nouveau patterns that I discovered on the Internet Archive website. It is a collection of patterns put together by Franciska Ruessink simply titled Art Nouveau collection 23 . I always enjoy looking out for freebies I think everyone does! …
Ghiordes Knot has been adapted to modern embroidery from a rug-making technique that originally came from Turkey. It was named after the town of Ghiordes (now known as Gördes) in western Anatolia, Turkey. This stitch creates a texture that is like the plush pile of a rug. It is a …
This week I am sharing more bead embroidery fun with another of my Beady things. These little pieces of hoop art are really experiments with stacking various beads and sequins and combining them with embroidery. To be honest they have become far too enjoyable. At the moment, these disks of …
Whipped Wheatear is similar to Double Whipped Chain stitch. In this variety of Wheatear stitch, you can simply whip the wheatear up the central spine as you do in Double Whipped Chain Stitch (check out the tutorial if you are not sure which version I mean) Whipped Wheatear stitch creates …
Hi all! Imagine me as here I sit on my whirly chair waving in all directions sending my best wishes to everyone, no matter what faith or religion you follow. In January, I will have written this blog for 18 years and I have had a website of some sort …
Double Whipped Chain Stitch is a fun version of Whipped Chain stitch. It creates a strong decorative line that will follow a curve well. The thread you use to whip the foundation line of chain stitches can be a different colour or a contrasting texture. Many novelty threads can be used …
