The weather is cold here in OZ. I found this collection of knitting patterns online. The site has all sorts of goodies but my surprise was to see these leg warmers . Please don’t tell me they are back in fashion!
Day 13 of 100 details in 100 days is a way I embellish lace. I simply pick out a small detail and line with seed beads. I like the change in texture between the glass beads and the lace. This particular lace is trimmed with a small bobbles which I …
This freebie design from the Kreinik website for a Black Magic Butterfly could be easily included on a crazy quilt block by using waste canvas or as part of needlework sampler. Check it out its nicer than the run of the mill freebies.
The Detail for day 12 comes from the 8 inch crazy quilt block I have just finished. This seam embellishment consists of an arrangement of straight stitch worked in rayon ribbon and DMC pearl 8 thread. These were then topped with a row of Oyster stitch worked in DMC 8 …
Well the dithering is over and I have finished the treacle block. I thought you might like to see it. As usual click on the image and you will taken to larger view and information about the block and the stitches I used on it. If that view is not …
Todays crazy quilt embellishment detail is two rows of Herringbone worked close together. One side of the Herringbone is topped with three detached chain stitches worked in DMC pearl 5. The other side with oyster stitch which is part of the chain stitch family. This is possibly a new stitch …
Day 10 is a strange little detail or I think it is as it can be very versatile. Once again it is quite simple to work with a row of half buttonhole wheels which have been flipped side to side. In the middle a detached chain stitch. Both the buttonhole …
