Have you ever wondered where and when purple dyes were invented or how it came about? What about fushia? Or have you ever tried to dye a good solid black? Colorantshistory.org has published a History of the International Dyestuff Industry. This is a comprehensive article which is well worth reading …
For Day 92 I am featuring another detail on a crazy quilt block which contains a number of seam embellishments in the one area. Each seam is quite small because all these seams are on a 6 inch block in my I Dropped the Button Box quilt. The first detail for …
Stitch Magazine has published directions on how to embroider a decorated box. Janet Edmonds has been inspired by the elaborately decorated boxes of the past.
The detail for Day 91 features an embellishment that runs along the side of a piece of lace. It is quite simple as it consists of two rows of tied Herringbone stitch. In this sample I used a hand dyed cotton thread which is the same thickness as DMC perle …
For day 90 in this series I am featuring a detail in which you can see four seam embellishments. The first detail I would like to draw your attention to is a line of stitching that runs diagonally from the middle of the photograph to the tip right hand corner. …
The crazy quilt block detail for day 89 in this series looks slightly different from my normal seam embellishments. It starts with a series of scallops I worked in Chain stitch. I used a hand dyed silk thread that is the same thickness as DMC perle #5. Between the base …
The detail for Day 88 in the 100 details for 100 days series features another simple seam embellishment that has been worked alongside a piece of commercial braid. The braid is made of gimp and was hand dyed with procion dyes. I first worked a row of Chevron stitch in …
