Beaded herringbone is a variety of Herringbone stitch which makes a very attractive border stitch and is an ideal to use in crazy quilting to decorate a seam. With this stitch the beading is done during the stitching process not added afterward. The trick is use a size 26 tapestry needle. …
This is a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. As readers will remember this part of the sampler is a patchwork of fabrics that I pieced together in band. Stitches Used This detail is simple pattern darning using a variety of threads. I used cotton perle and silk …
I feel a little guilty as Work in Progress Wednesday is here, and I dont have anything to report as teaching my online class has taken all my time. Hopefully next week things will have settled a little and I will have something to share. I am opening up this …
Closed herringbone is a variety of herringbone where the stitch is worked so closely together that it forms a line of crossed stitches. On the back of the fabric it will show a two lines of back stitches. Closed Herringbone is also known as Otomi stitch and Double Backstitch. Another …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Stitches Used This detail is is simply cretan stitch worked row upon row in a hand dyed silk thread. The fabric Aida which has been hand dyed too. In between the rows I stitched bugle beads Detail …
This week, I don’t have a progress report to share with readers as my class has kept me very busy. But that does not mean regular Work in Progress folks miss out as I am opening up this post for those who use the weekly progress challenge Work in Progress Wednesdays …
I am sharing Crazy Quilt Block 77 on my I Dropped the Button Box quilt which looks a bit dull taken out of context however it fits the set of the quilt. This block is part of a diagonal line that runs across the quilt. It is an example of …
