Detail: This cluster of buttons also contains a 5c coin held on with shisha stitch. The buttons are a mix of modern and vintage and the little square button was hand made by my daughter in a ceramics class. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate …
These two bands on section 27 of the For the Love of Stitching band sampler are both zig zag chain one worked in perle #5 the other worked in perle #8 (the top row) which was hand dyed by me. Fabric: 27cnt quaker cloth Date: This section of the sampler was completed in January 2008. …
Detail: This button has been attached with ordinary stitching then since it had a dip in the middle I filled it with 2 beads. The lace is vintage and hand dyed by me. The Lace: The very old piece of lace runs along the edge of piece 3 was hand …
These bands on section 27 of the For the Love of Stitching band sampler are worked so close together that I will cover them all in one. They are all part of chain stitch family Row 1 is a form of triple chain Row 2 is another form of triple chain which is called …
Detail: This a row of stitching has a foundation line of herringbone which I then laced with chenille thread. I then tucked fly stitches into the valleys of the curves. Thread: Hand dyed perle #5 cotton and cotton chenille. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate …
Neki Desu over on A moveable Feast has published 2 great vintage embroidery patterns from the 1912 French magazine Journal des Ouvrages de Dames. Neki plans to publish more, so pop on over to A moveable Feast check them out, and tell her what a good idea that is! I …
This band is on section 27 of the For the Love of Stitching band sampler is half a herringbone stitch worked in square Thread: The row is worked in DMC cotton perle 5 Fabric: 27cnt quaker cloth Date: This section of the sampler was completed in January 2008. Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is …
