Detail: This block is very difficult to divide up into individual details so I am tackling areas at a time. The most noticeable thing is a large cluster of vintage buttons but the detail I wanted to point to is two lines of up and down feather stitch one of which, …
Stitches This band of stitching is made up of two rows of chevron stitch Thread A hand dyed cotton perle #8 thread Fabric: Linda, 27cnt evenweave fabric produced by Zweigart Dyes: Procion dyes for the thread Date: This section of the sampler was worked in November 2007. Size: …
The Metmuseum has produced a series of YouTube videos in a series of lectures under the title of “Sunday at the Met” Cochineal produces a red crimson dye. Elena Phipp, Textile historian takes us through its history via the textile collection at the Metropolitan Museum. The story starting off with …
We are now at block 31! I have always liked this block as it is so overladen with vintage buttons. There are 11 of them but they sit OK. It is also one of the few blocks that has a plain seam. Can you see it? Between piece 1 and …
Stitches This band of stitching is made up of two rows of Creten stitch which has been laced with a textured knitting wool which I dyed. I then added novelty flower shaped beads in a line down the middle. Thread The Creten stitch is worked in hand dyed perle #8 thread …
It is early in the year to start digging around for hand made gift ideas for Christmas but anyone who makes gifts knows how much energy can go into the process so we have to start early! We can only hope the recipients have a sense of this long thoughtful …
Detail: This is the last detail on this block. It is a cluster of vintage buttons that sit on left bottom side on piece 4 on block 30 of the I dropped the Button Box quilt What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and …
