This area on section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler is where I experimented with a popular pulled thread embroidery stitch. This is wave stitch but I did not pull it too hard (so I am not sure that means it is still a pulled thread stitch). I interspersed it …
I have a bit of a work in progress report. I have not pieced my hussif (as getting out he sewing machine at the moment is a bit difficult) but stitch addict that I am, I could not live without having something on the go. I did pull out 25 …
Barb stitch is a composite stitch that is part of the buttonhole family. It is another simple stitch that is easy to work, yet versatile enough to create lots of variations. Barb stitch creates a line with a ridge down the center. You can work Barb stitch in a single line, …
This is another close detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and 96 feet 5 inches or 29.3878 meters long. It is still growing… I am not an obsessive or anything… This is an example of pattern darning and I have used …
I love free hand embroidery patterns and have been browsing the Internet archive and discovered An Embroidery Pattern Book by Mary Waring. This book is free to download and as the title suggests is full patterns. Let me share some of the delightful patterns that I discovered in this book. …
Life is little busy at the moment so I don’t have a work in progress report but I am opening up this post anyway so people who have done better than me can post their progress! What have you done this week towards your stitching goals? Leave a comment and let …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler The thumbnail will lead you to an article about this section of my Love of Stitching Band Sampler which is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and currently measures 96 feet 5 inches 29.3878 meters long. It is still …
