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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...
GOOD morning, stitching world ♥ Red poppies made by Rabia Motala from Johannesburg to brighten up your day :) This is the KS071 basket of Poppies from my Dreamscapes series and it's still one of my absolute favourite designs. Have a good Monday everybody ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ Thank you dear Rabia for sharing your beauty with all of us....
Tranquil Waters (Black Swans) in ribbon embroidery Good morning :) Many have asked for the much-loved Tranquil Waters design too and now the license has expired, but many of you were lucky enough to purchase the panel. Here are a few tips :) Tranquil Waters... click on the image to enlarge Today I will show you the embroidered piece by...
Folded Straight stitch Click on the image to enlarge Folded straight stitch works well with ribbon and is ideal for bent stems or grass. The ribbon can be twisted as shown, or kept flat. Insert the needle back where the fold needs to be, and stitch over the ribbon as shown. This stitch should be made with a gentle tension for a lovely...
Hello everybody, I have some good news! Many have asked for the much-loved Shades of Summer design and... The license has expired and the panel is no longer available but for those who were fortunate to have already purchased the panel, the following tips should help... I thought I would show you the embroidered piece by the talented Emma Kriegler and how she made the flowers in the...
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