Yesterday a notice when out to the Aussie lists but just in case people are reading blogs instead of email I am sad to say we have had to cancel the National crazy quilt retreat due to it being under subscribed. Friday was our absolute cut off date for bookings. …
Today I am featuring another simple seam embellishment for crazy quilting. In DMC Pearl 5 I worked a row of half buttonhole wheels. Next an arrangement ofstraight stitches in a finer thread were worked. I finished the row off when I stitched on seed beads. Once again it is a …
A small daisy like motif is featured today. It is worked in a hand dyed silk thread which is the same weight as DMC pearl 8. The daisies are worked in Bullion stitches of about 8 wraps. Then each stitch is surrounded with a detached chain. The stems are worked …
I came across this snippet of textile history. The story of how chenille was invented by Catherine Evans Whitener is covered in a brief article Chenille: American Women’s Ingenuity by Christina Lynn Whited In 1895, when she was 15, she decided to sew a household gift for her brother, who …
This is actually a piece of cheap nylon lace which just sat right on the block so I used it. I did feel however it needed a little more personality so along one side of the lace I worked a row of quarter buttonhole wheels in a thread that is …
This detail was started with a row of Herringbone worked in DMC pearl 5. It was then laced with a fine metallic cord like thread. Silk ribbon rose buds worked in single twisted Chain stitch and are spaced between beads. It is quite simple but is very effective. Murial has …
Regular readers will know that each month I have been making a postcard in fabric for the 6 x 4 lives challenge. Yesterday I loaded this image on to flickr so I just made the daedline. This fabric postcard is an experimental piece of hand embroidery. It commenced life being …
