Detail This motif is worked over a vintage ribbon. It is made up of flowers worked in padded detached chain stitch which is chain stitch worked over a small felt disk. I used a hand dyed perle #8 cotton thread. The stem of the flowers is represented using a textured knitting …
Detail: This detail is a line of running stitches that have been threaded with chenille thread. I then worked lines of seed beads at right angles to the seam. Thread: Chenille thread and perle 8 Placement on block: This seam runs along the edge of piece 5 on block 29 What …
Detail This seam is embellished with half buttonhole wheels worked hand dyed in perle #8 thread. Date: This section of the sampler was worked during 2007. Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are …
Detail: This detail consists of decorated hand dyed ric rac. It has been attached with cotton thread and seed beads. I then added straight stitches along the side using rayon ribbon floss and seed beads Thread: Cotton and rayon ribbon floss Placement on block: This seam runs along the edge of …
The detail When ever people look at section 25 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler the area people notice first is the praying mantis. I saw a pattern in Inspirations 36 (page 63). I did not have a single thread that was recommended so I decided to adjust the design accordingly. In the …
This short film by Blu is of an amazing animation painted on public walls in Buenos Aires and in Baden. On the artists website you can discover more information about the project. The site also houses an interesting blog and sketchbooks that visitors can browse. Enjoy!
I hope people are still enjoying this series as it is time to introduce block 29. This block has dominant colours of rust red and blue Fabric content: Piece 1: Alight weight dress wool Piece 2: Cotton Piece 3: Cotton Piece 4: Damask Cotton hand dyed Piece 5: Velvet Piece …
