I thought some readers would be interested in these two videos found on YouTube The first show you How to do Batik and demonstrates the process. The second is filmed in a Batik Dye house in Indonesia. You can see the workers produce Batik the traditional way. (I could not …
This band of stitching is created by working a row of herringbone stitch and a second pass of fly stitch. Thread: A hand dyed cotton Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for thread Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) …
It is time to move on to block 13, of the I dropped the button box crazy quilt. I know many people enjoy monotone crazy quilt blocks and I hope people will enjoy seeing it in more detail over the next week or so. As you can see there are 6 …
This band of stitching is created by working a line of herringbone stitch tied with straight stitch. Thread: Perle thread #5. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in one long band sampler. The sampler is …
Buttons: This is a close up detail of the buttons in the button cluster on block 12 . It is a mix of vintage and modern buttons. At the base sits a turtle. This is a charm given me which is a symbol for long life. At the time I hoped the …
Note Unfortunately Stitchin Fingers no longer exists as the site closed late 2016 so I have removed the links in this post I Just had to share this … Look at the number of images in the Members Photo Gallery of stitchin fingers now has loaded! I often spend a …
This band of stitching is created by working a line of herringbone stitch and then a line of straight stitches worked in an zig zag line. Thread: Perle thread #5 Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide …
