Pintangle

Stitches: This seam was embellished with a line of tied   herringbone stitch which was decorated with detached chain stitch, straight stitch, jewellery findings and seed beads.  Thread: The herringbone is worked in rayon ribbon floss. The detached chain is worked in perle thread #8 and the straight stitches are worked in stranded cotton floss Placement and Foundation Fabric: …

Stitches: This is a really simply seam embellishment and regular readers will know I use it and varieties of it all the time! It is made by work 3 straight stitches and sewing a bead at the base.  Thread: Hand dyed  mercerised cotton (crochet thread) which is the dame thickness and weight …

Stitches: Today’s detail is actually a braid embellishment. The braid is being held down with  detached chain stitch that has a long tail. Thread: A hand dyed rayon ribbon floss Placement and Foundation Fabric: This braid sits on piece 7 in the diagram published when I introduced block 8. In the …