Cross stitch is extremely quick and easy to work usually done on even weave fabrics. Since it is one of the oldest stitches in the history of textiles and used world wide for creating patterns and embroidered images it is a familiar and favourite stitch of many hand embroiderers. As a stitch, it …
The Antique pattern library is hosting a book of Anchor embroidery transfers that are out of copyright and free to share. I have sampled some pages so you can see what is on offer. The book contains over 100 pages of patterns that contemporary embroiderers will love. Many are from …
I had fun experimenting on this particular area of my sampler. The middle is made up of 2 lines of herringbone Cretan stitch. The herringbone feet are very narrow and the beads cover it a little but it is an interesting variety of Cretan stitch. I worked it in a hand dyed perle …
People often use back stitch alongside cross stitch to define a clean, neat line in a design. It is classified as a linear stitch because you can create lines with it! Back stitch is an old adaptable stitch. You can use it as a delicate outline or as a foundation …
Many Crazy quilt blocks are either brightly coloured or constructed of pretty pastel tones but crazy quilt block 85 is a sober softer coloured block in bronze and brown tones. It is a bit of mish mash of stuff but I like it. When I started this quilt I aimed to …
Who could not resist this quilt titled Beginning True by Sue de Vanny. For me this quilt which received an Honourable Mention would have been the show winner. The quilt is part of an Australian Quilt Convention exhibit in the the 2015 challenge True Blue. For me it stole my heart so …
I just had to share this with my readers. Building Stamina and Seeking Grace: The Artist’s Journey was the keynote address to the Silk Painters International Festival given by Jane Dunnewold. Jane speaks about creativity, dealing with the internal critic, the importance of developing your technique, and to slowing down …
