I found this stitch ages ago, and it’s heaps of fun. Triple Chain is easy, quick, and simple to work, as it is a chain stitch with two side stitches. It can be very effective, particularly if you vary the height or angle of the chain stitches down the side. …
Crazy Quilt Block 80 on the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt is very red! But as you can see if you look at the quilt this block is part of a diagonal line of blocks that all have tones of red and black in them. (If you click on the …
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 …
I have had another of my busy weeks but I have started to embroider the last part of my hussif . It is the cover of a needle case. Here it is on the hoop. What have you done this week towards your stitching goals? Leave a comment and let …
I was shown how to work Kiko Flower by a lady from Japan. Her English was not good but she called it flower stitch because worked in a ring it can form a flower. True to skills handed on in the oral tradition I call it Kiko’s flower stitch because …
I would like to share news about a free publication at the Antique Pattern Library Anand’s Embroidery Book is a 36 page pattern book that is available as a free PDF download. Here are some sample pages so you can see what you are getting. Do you use the Antique Pattern …
Beaded Lock stitch is a variation on double lock stitch. It is a very quick, easy-to-work beaded embroidery stitch, that looks good as a border or worked row-upon-row for a filling stitch. You need to be familiar with lock stitch to work this variety. I worked the samples in a …
