I thought I would share this with my readers. This is a knitting sampler rolled as you would a needlework band sampler. Made in Czechoslovakia in 1876 it contains more than 70 patterns. This piece is held by the Powerhouse museum and one of the aspects of thier site I …
Stitches: This is the way I embellished the edge of the lace that decorates a seam. The seam is embellished with threaded running stitch. The edge of the lace is covered with a row of twisted chain stitch and I have added some detached chain stitch spaced along the top of the lace. …
It’s time to go out and buy some more printing ink as in my constant trawling I have found another gem which I think readers will enjoy. The full and wordy title is A Treatise on Embroidery, Crochet and Knitting with illustrations adapted to the use of M.Heminway and Sons’ …
As you can see we have now moved off my little doodle cloth to the next section of my sampler. This block consits of 4 rows of Long-armed Cross stitch. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on 26 count linen which has been hand …
I cant quite believe that it is time to introduce block 7 (placed on this grid). Writing these posts about this quilt have fallen into a routine and they now seem to mark my days. Another block makes me aware of another block of time which has passed. This is …
Fabric on Demand is a print on demand service for fabric designers. I have not used this service but it appears to be fairly straight forward. First of course you need to create a design. The file you submit to them has to be 150 dpi, 1200 x 1200 and 10 …
This band is of an experimental piece of needleweaving. The band is a freeform variation of needlewoven bars which you will find on page 135 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden Thread: The band is done in a mix of threads. Different parts of it are done in DMC …
