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Turkey stitch Stitch diagrams are © 2012 Metz Press www.metzpress.co.za and Di van Niekerk www.dicraft.co.za Turkey stitch is a wonderful versatile stitch when you want to add a fluffy texture in your design. A long looped thread is anchored to the fabric with tiny stay stitches. See diagram above. Make stitches close together when filling in shapes for a dog or cat and make...
Long and short stitch This is a good filling stitch. Work with one strand of thread for the best results. When working large areas with two strands, separate the threads before inserting them in the needle. This way, the threads are smooth and untwisted. Click on the images to enlarge Stitch diagrams are © 2012 Metz Press www.metzpress.co.za and Di van Niekerk www.dicraft.co.za ...
Don't you wish you could be lying under the African sun like this beauty? Sending you some African sunshine to brighten up your week ♥ Click on the image to enlarge
The sweetest little birds in ribbon embroidery... Good morning everybody… are you ready for the week? To brighten up your day, I thought you would like to see the cutest birds by Svetlana Gerasimova (Светлана Герасимова) who lives in Pskov, Russia — a city south-southwest of St. Petersburg, on the Velikaya River. Click on the images to enlarge. Can you see how she has used ribbon instead of...
It’s Friday ♫♬♪♫♬ Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece by Siti Salmiah Othman from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Many of you saw her beautiful cushions on my Facebook page (scroll down till you see her cushions) and the response was overwhelming! So here is more of her lovely work. Click on the images to enlarge In her letter Salmi wrote...
Oh la la la Mais c'est magnifique! Good morning and Good news... my Roses book is now available in French ♥ Do visit the website of my esteemed French publisher: Tutti Frutti Editions for more details about the French book :) The original artwork in the book. Click on the image to enlarge. ... and the embroidered...
◕‿◕ Good morning to you... I hope you had a good weekend...it is very hot here - 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) is HOT and humid at the coast, so I am sending everyone who has snow around them some African Sunshine to warm you up :)) I have more beautiful roses to brighten up your Monday! From Valentina Ilkova who lives in...
Good morning ♬♫♬♪♫♬ Sending you some African Sunshine... Kirstenbosch Gardens, a few minutes' walk away from my studio :)) Click on the image to enlarge.. Have a lovely weekend... remember to take some time off for you too! Love Di ♥
Good morning ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ It’s a beautiful, sunny day in Cape Town and to brighten up your day…I have some gorgeous roses by Irina Kruts (ирина круц) from Kiev in the Ukraine Don’t you think this cushion is a masterpiece? I love her colours and the way she has used the lacy flowers. It truly is a work of art! Her Roses...
HAPPY Monday, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ We are all back at work, and I am sure most of you are too. So, to brighten up your day, I have a lovely piece to show you by Denise Ciodaro Dos Santos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click on the image to enlarge... Denise wrote to me "I've been so busy with my work but finally...
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