Detail: This seam has been covered with up and down feather stitch. I then added beads Thread: Stranded hand dyed silk 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 categorised …
I discovered Waved chain stitch in Edith John’s Creative stitches (p.44) It is a member of the chain stitch family and another form of Triple chain stitch. Waved chain stitch can be easily worked in a circle or you can emphasise the wave effect by angling the needle further left …
This band is on section 27 of the For the Love of Stitching band sampler is listed as Interlaced band stitch in the A-Z of Embroidery Stitches 2 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: …
This is a series of videos on how to create a hard bound journal. At times the demonstrator is a little soft spoken but the series demonstrates a number of good binding tips and techniques along the way. Baronessnz also does not assume you have access to expensive materials and …
Detail: This lace has been couched down with a stitch sometimes called Head of the Bull stitch or Tete de Boeuf stitch, because it looks as if it has two horns. It is actually a fly stitch held down with a chain stitch. Thread: Hand dyed mulberry silk What is …
This band sits near the top of section 27. It is a row of tied herringbone. 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 15 cm (6 …
Block 33 is a little bit unusual as it is quite greyish. If you click on the image you can see a larger version. The colour scheme because is not so predicable. When there are 100 blocks in a quilt you need a few that are not screaming at you. …
