Detail: This little detail is a hand dyed lace motif which I stitched down to the block and added a few small seed beads last. (The photos is a bit too yellow) What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations …
Stitches This band of stitching is made up of two rows of buttonhole stitch worked back to back. Thread Worked in hand dyed perle #8 thread. Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart Dyes: Procion dyes for the cotton thread Date: This section of the sampler was worked in …
Detail: This seam was first worked in buttonhole stitch which is flipped side to side and worked at different heights. I then I added some detached chains stitches and on the other side of the seam I added straight stitches and bugle beads were added last Thread: Cotton perle and stranded cotton floss …
Do you know how to insert a zipper? Lots of people do not. Many younger readers do not have the advantage of being taught sewing at school and many basics including inserting a zipper properly is a problem. Threads magazine has produced a good video demonstrating how to insert a …
Stitches This band of stitching is made up of two rows of tied herringbone stitch Thread The herringbone is worked in DMC perle #8 thread and it is tied with a hand dyed cotton . Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart Dyes: Procion dyes for the cotton thread …
Wave stitch is a bit similar to Cloud filling in the sense that it is a waved patterned filling stitch. You work the stitch row upon row to fill an area and build up a pattern. When worked in different shades this stitch is also known as Looped shading stitch. …
Detail: This button cluster that sits on block 30 of the I dropped the Button Box quilt. They are very plain but sit well on the block. 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 …
