Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of threaded arrow stitch which has been further decorated with detached chain stitches Thread: Perle thread #8, White rayon knitting ribbon to thread the arrow stitch and a DMC metallic thread Placement on block: On block 13 this seam runs along the edge of piece …
This band of stitching is created by working a line of herringbone stitch which is tied with a row of zig-zag chain stitch Thread: DMC perle thread #5, and #8. Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Size: The sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and each …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a tied herringbone stitch which has been further embellished with three detached chain stitches and a bead. This combination of stitches couches down a ribbon along the seam. Thread: The herring bone stitch is worked in white rayon thread and the detached chain is DMC cotton floss. …
This band of stitching is created by working a line of herringbone stitch and tying it with detached chain 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) …
This Crazy quilt detail is a combination of vintage buttons and a bow. The arrangement os over a lace background which has been secured along the edge with seed beads. Placement on block: On block 12 this seam that is under the bow runs along pieces 1,2 and 5 that …
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) …
