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Bullion Knot stitch Also known as caterpillar stitch, worm stitch, roll stitch and Puerto Rico Rose. Bullion knot stitch, more prominent than a French knot, is most effective when you require a dense, rounded petal or stamen. Use one stitch for a single stamen or work them close together to form rosettes. Rayon thread works particularly well with this stitch. For the average sized bullion, use...
A journal cover by Anna Dunaevskaya Good morning ◕‿◕ I have something so gorgeous to show you in close-up detail; it will surely brighten up your day … A beautiful journal in ribbon embroidery by Anna Dunaevskaya, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, now living in Petit Paris, France. The journal…I LOVE it! Click on the image to enlarge Close-up...
Renaissance by Helen Eriksson Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead….nearly over, then hopefully we can all take some time off :)) Ever meet someone and realise that you feel you have known this person all your life? Yes? That’s exactly what happened to me….for many years I have been a great admirer of a very...
Buttonhole stitch is useful for covering the wired edge of a shape, like a leaf or a wing. Click on image to enlarge Come up on the outside edge of the wire and make a buttonhole stitch over the wire. Work from left to right, stab-stitch-style: take needle and thread all the way to the back and then come up inside the loop that...
Blanket/Buttonhole stitch Blanket or buttonhole stitches are useful when you need a neat, raised edge. Work the stitches from left to right. For blanket stitch: make the stitches further apart. For buttonhole stitch: make the stitches close together, as you would for a buttonhole on a shirt… Bring the needle up on the outer edge Make a short stitch with thread...
Pink Roses and Pansies by Ingrid Lee from Melbourne Australia Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro, Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu, Labas Rytas, Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР...
Roses by Ingrid Lee from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hi everybody — it’s nearly weekend and to brighten up your day, I have something very special to show you by Ingrid Lee: a very talented creative artist from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Ingrid travelled for 30 hours from Melbourne in Australia to St. Petersburg in Russia to attend a master class with the wonderful ribbon embroidery artist: Valentina...
A Rose basket for you from Saint Petersburg, Russia Good morning ♫♬♪♫ it’s a jewel of a day in Cape Town — the sun is shining and I wish you could see all the butterflies in our garden… I want to show you a magnificent piece by Valentina Razenkova from Saint Petersburg in Russia. She sent me this exquisite basket of roses….but do...
Good Day …hope you had a good weekend? Remember in my last newsletter I promised I would show you a beautiful rose? Well, to brighten up your week I have two beautiful roses for you… Embroidered by the very talented Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow, Russia. Click on the images to enlarge I just love this rose… See how she used ribbon...
Pistil stitch Pistil stitch is an extended or elongated French knot.... Make one, two or three wraps around the needle as you would with a French knot, but instead of inserting the needle close to where the thread emerges, insert it further away, depending on the size of the stalk that you require. This stitch is ideal for long grass, or for creating...
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