Detail: These vintage buttons are further embellished with seed bead tassels that dangle over the edge of the block . Also if you look along the seam line you will see French knots and bullion knots couching down a textured thread. Thread: Perle #5 and # 8 cotton for French …
Stitches: The central row of this band is made of tied herringbone stitch. I then worked straight stitches in the form of triangles and crosses were added before the seed beads were added last Thread Worked in hand dyed cotton perle #8 Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart …
I have been thoroughly enjoying browsing the gallery of Second Stage finalists for the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. This year the high quality of the entries has been pure pleasure. The prize aims to promote the use of hand embroidered surface embellishment within costume and interiors and the …
Detail: This seam is embellshed with an up and down feather stitch variation, as one of the spines is a bullion knot. Tucked between the spines are detached chain stitches, topped with a seed bead. Thread: Perle #5 cotton hand dyed by me What is the story? This regularly published …
Kenneth King has written a tutorial for Threads magazine on how to make a Braided Belt. It’s an old idea with a modern feel. As I mentioned a week or so ago, this time of year I start poking about looking for gift ideas. They get bookmarked until a later …
Stitches Running stitches have been laced with a metallic thread and detached chain motifs have been worked in the spaces created by the pattern. Thread The straight stitches are worked in cotton the detached chain are hand dyed wool, and the straight stitches between them are worked in a hand …
Detail: This is some embellished ric-rac. I held it down with zig-zag chain, then added some pistil stitches along the bottom and along the top is a line of flowers made of detached chain stitches, with a seed bead at the center and a straight stitch for the stems. Thread: …
