Detail 99 is another example of edging some lace. Stitches: The top side of this lace is decorated with a line of straight stitches arranged in an ‘L’ formation which have beedn further decorated with detached chain stitches and French knots. The bottom edge of the lace is decorated with pistil stitches …
In this line of stitching I used herringbone stitch to couch down some metallic gold cord Thread: DMC perle #5, and a gold metallic fine cord. Fabric: This section of my band sampler is worked on cream dress linen Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together …
Crazy quilting detail 98 is a line of vintage buttons that are embellishing a line of lace. The lace is further decorated with a pattern of detached chain stitch and straight stitches Thread: Perle thread #8 and a rayon thread Placement on block: On block 14 of the “I dropped the Button box” this …
This band of stitching is created by lacing a line of herringbone stitch with rayon ribbon floss Thread: Perle thread #5, and rayon ribbon floss Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on dress linen of an uneven weave Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together …
Stitches: This seam was started with a line of crossed buttonhole stitch and then was embellished with detached chain stitches tucked into the bottom of the cross. Along the top of the row I added pistil stitches (also known as long tail french knots) Thread: Perle thread #5, a hand dyed mercerised cotton and …
Gathering the Jewels houses over 30,000 images of objects, books, and other items from museums, archives and libraries throughout Wales. I was delighted to discover they have a crazy patchwork quilt dated 1884. (Screenshot above) You can browse the site by theme or use the search feature for a more …
This band of stitching is created by lacing a line of herringbone stitch. The stitch is laced as if you were working Twisted lattice band Thread: Perle thread #5, laced with rayon ribbon floss. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on an uneven weave as it is cream dress …
