Susan of Plays with needles asked for a detail of the silk ribbon spray on the 8 inch crazy block I posted yesterday. So here it is. The flowers are worked in 7 mm Japanese Ribbon stitch. I don’t have directions to work this stitch online – it is on …
Today is a very simple detail as it is Open cretan stitch simply laced with a fine cord. If you want to see the block the it came from it is one of the 8 inch crazy blocks Detail 17 and 18 are from the same block too so you …
This was quite a cheap and nasty modern nylon lace which I interspaced novelty beads and half buttonhole wheels. It is quite a narrow lace so to add more visual weight to it I added straight stitches at the base and topped them off with French knots Scooting around the …
There is a good piece on using a visual journal as an artist’s planner over on D*I*Y Planner. It takes the angle that since many creative souls are disorganised using a visual journal as a planner increases productivity. I have pointed out before that Visual journals do not have to …
Today I thought I would highlight a button cluster on one of my blocks. Buttons act to draw the eye to an area so when ever you want to add emphasis to a spot a button or two – or perhaps a whole cluster will do it. This cluster has …
Today you have a choice as two details. The first is made by combining detached chain stitch worked in DMC pearl 5 and straight stitch worked in DMC pearl 8. At the centre I stitched a bead. The second is a variety of Fly Stitch. Instead of using a straight …
Tote bags 101 is an illustrated tutorial provided by Super Eggplant. Photographs are clear and the piece is aimed at people who are learning the basics of sewing and wanting to make a simple Tote bag.
