This Stitch Dictionary is a library of hand embroidery stitches enables you to learn and improve your hand embroidery skills with illustrated step by step tutorials. I also hope to share with readers how rich and diverse contemporary hand embroidery is and how many of the traditional stitches are being …
A Handbook of Lettering for Stitchers reaches outrageous prices on Amazon. I have seen it priced at well over $100. To be honest it is a good book but it not worth that, particularly since it is now out of copyright and Public Collectors host a pdf copy for free. …
Yay I am up to telling you about section 52 of my sampler. This section is longest on the sampler. In fact it is very long. So long in fact I had to photograph it in sections! So this is a heavy eye candy post as here they are. It is …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail for an article about this section of the embroidery. Stitches Used This is a sample of chained cross stitch. It was stitch number 79 of the TAST stitches. I worked it on hand painted …
Section 50 of my band sampler is very long. In order to get a photo of it I had to take photos in 3 sections. It is made up of a foundation fabric that I patch worked together. If you click on the image you will see a larger version of the …
Once again I am exited to report that I have done block 41 in my Lace quilt and I would like to share it with my readers. If you click on the thumbnail you will be taken to larger view of the block. I found working gin the stronger colours …
Yay! I am dancing about this morning as I am pleased to have this block done! This quilt seems to be taking forever and day to stitch but every large project is like that. Towards the end there is a mood of wanting to just get it done. I am …
