This is a line of Crown stitch which is a type of fly stitch as you work fly stitch and then add extra straight stitches either side of the main tie. You can find this stitch on page 113 of The Stitches of Creative Embroidery by Jacqueline Enthoven Thread: A hand …
Stitches: This seam is decorated with sheaf stitch that has been worked in 2 different threads. Thread: DMC perle thread # 5, and stranded cotton floss. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 1 and piece 2 on the diagram used when I introduced block 5 In the …
Coats & Clark’s Needlecraft Centre hosts numerous (the site claims hundreds) of free patterns that you can embroider, sew, quilt, knit and crochet. For instance in the hand embroidery section they have free projects, instructional material and feature articles. Recently in their feature articles they have published some cutwork embroidery …
This band is a line of half chevron stitch. Thread: A hand dyed cotton (crochet thread) the same weight and thickness as perle 5 thread. Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold water dyes for thread for …
This seam embellishment is simply some lace which has been embellished with beads. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 4 and piece 8 on the diagram used when I introduced block 5 In the same article I also talked about the foundation fabrics I used. Lace: The …
Threads Magazine has published very easy directions on how to rust dye cloth. It is a very beautiful technique which has been covered simply and concisely by Ariel Price. So do check out How to Make One-of-a-Kind Fabric
This is a line of butterfly chain stitch Thread: A hand dyed silk I currently have a few left of my creative thread packs available in my ArtFire store Fabric: This section of the sampler is worked on tea towel linen which is not quite an even weave. Dyes: Procion cold …
