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 …
I have another diamond worked. Once again it is heavily worked with silk ribbon embroidery. As I have mentioned I am currently designing a series of Silk Ribbon Embroidery motifs that can be used of a beginners course on Silk Ribbon Embroidery. This course is aimed at beginners …
This detail is cluster of vintage and modern buttons Placement and Foundation Fabric: The cluster sits of a crochet doiley which covers part of pieces 7, 1, 3, and 9. What is the back story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and …
This is a row of Cretan stitch, which has been worked fairly close together and whipped down the central spine. Thread: The Cretan stitch is worked in a hand dyed cotton which is about the same thickness and weight as perle 8. It has been whipped with a Madeira metallic thread Fabric: This section of the …
