It’s the last day of the month and as regular readers of this blog know I have been making a journal postcard in fabric every month for the 6 x 4 lives project. This fabric postcard is a little sampler based on some of the charted designs Pam Kellog of …
If you go to the Old Sturbridge Village site and investigate their Online Database (in the Collections section found via the side bar) you will discover that they have listed 70 items in their Sampler and needlework collection. There are some great samplers. Each illustration is accompanied by a good …
Day 9 of 100 details for 100 days is a more complex detail on a piece of my crazy quilting. The advantage is that there is a simple idea and a more complex idea on this one. First the yellow braid along the bottom has been decorated with straight stitch …
Day 8 is a simple detail. It is an idea to embellish lace and emphasise a special button. Once again a combination of detached chain stitch worked in DMC pearl 5 and a small straight stitch topped with a seed bead finishes it off. It is from a block in …
Japanese Embroidery is simply exquisite there is not other way of describing it. The Grammar of Japanese Embroidery Design is an article in two parts by Dolly Fehd. The first section focuses on history and motifs in Japanese embroidery. The second part is illustrated and continues with the symbolism found …
Needlework and Embroidery Scissors is a brief article which offers some advice on choosing scissors for hand embroidery. Starting off Using the Loop Method is as the title says directions on how to start a thread using this method. It works for most thread where the direction of the most …
Today I have a simple motif as it consists of feather stitch worked in two weights of silk thread, sprinkled with beads. It is ideal for both floral motifs and underwater scenes. Feather stitch is simply worked in a free form way. The seam embellishment on this detail is back …
