Stitches: This detail at first looks a little complex. The seam is embellished with a line of feathered up and down stitch. This has been threaded with a textured bubbly yarn. At the end of the spikes of the up and down stitch I have used bullion knots. They have …
Since people are exploring needleweaving for this months Stitch explorer challenge I thought I might show you another needle woven stitch called Needle woven picot. It is great stitch that you can make short or quite long. They are very effective if worked on mass or if you work them …
This band was made by working threaded running stitch in different threads. Thread: The foundation rows of running stitch were worked in hand dyed cotton threads that had the same thickness as perle #8 thread. I then threaded the rows with different threads. Working from the top down: 3 lines of A …
Buttons and charms Today’s crazy quilt detail is a cluster of buttons and a small charm of a watering can Placement and Foundation Fabric: This covers sections of the seam that is between piece 1, 3 and 4. You will find the diagram in the article I wrote when I …
This band is worked in back stitch. It is a pattern I discovered on an Italian Sampler which is housed in the Victorian and Albert Museum. I spent a very pleasant afternoon in the study area while I drafted out the pattern. It is worked in back stitch because I wanted to …
Gina of Patra’s Place is a fellow Aussie blogger who is asking people to stitch a post card for a bush fire victim. You can read about it in the Fabric Postcards Group on Stitching Fingers. Gina says There are a number of people and groups doing crafty things to raise funds for bushfire …
This band is a pattern created with back stitch, Algerian Eye stitch, and a canvaswork stitch called Rhodes stitch. You can find directions on how to work Rhodes stitch on page 195 of The Embroidery Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden Thread: Hand dyed perle #8 for all Fabric: This section of my …
