Buttons As you can see CQ detail 59 is a cluster of buttons. All of them are modern with the exception of the smallest metal button which is vintage. The Butterfly is also technically a button. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This cluster covers the seam between piece 6 and pieces 1, …
Stitches: This lace is edged with a combination of straight stitch and up and down buttonhole stitch. Thread: The up and down buttonhole is worked in rayon ribbon floss and the apricot straight stitch is stranded cotton floss. The metallic thread is a DMC metallic thread that is gold with a black twist of …
Stitches: This is a tiny seam embellished with Cretan stitch then further decorated with detached chain stitch and French knots. It is about an inch or two long so easily missed when looking at the block. Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton (crochet thread) and stranded cotton floss. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam …
Stitches: This seam was embellished with a line of tied herringbone stitch which was decorated with detached chain stitch, straight stitch, jewellery findings and seed beads. Thread: The herringbone is worked in rayon ribbon floss. The detached chain is worked in perle thread #8 and the straight stitches are worked in stranded cotton floss Placement and Foundation Fabric: …
Stitches: This is a really simply seam embellishment and regular readers will know I use it and varieties of it all the time! It is made by work 3 straight stitches and sewing a bead at the base. Thread: Hand dyed mercerised cotton (crochet thread) which is the dame thickness and weight …
Stitches: Today’s detail is actually a braid embellishment. The braid is being held down with detached chain stitch that has a long tail. Thread: A hand dyed rayon ribbon floss Placement and Foundation Fabric: This braid sits on piece 7 in the diagram published when I introduced block 8. In the …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of stepped and threaded running stitch. When ever I use this stitch I feel it is cheating because it is so easy to do. I further embellished the seam with long tailed detached chain stitch which is simply detached chain with a long tie. Its …
