Featured image: Blackwork shirt by Anja Snihova' Javornic Definition from Wikipedia: Blackwork, sometimes historically termed Spanish blackwork, is a form of embroidery generally using black thread, although other colors are also used on occasion. Sometimes it is counted-thread embroidery which…
Definition: cloth produced by weaving or knitting textile fibers Embellishments in Fabric involve manipulation of the material and/or applying decoration to the body of the fabric. Forms include: Stitched Fabric AppliqueApplied, reverse, single thickness, etc.Foreign items: i.e. shells, mirrors, quills,…
Embroidery by Izadora Ivanova The featured image: Embroidery by Izadora Ivanova inspired by jewelry
Featured image: Laurel-Pelican blackworked hatband, with garnet blood drops. Design by maker. DMC cotton on Aida. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)a) original patternb) finished band on hat Laurel-Pelican blackworked hatband, with garnet blood drops. Design by maker. DMC cotton…
A selection of voided work (Assisi). (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region) Teeny tiny Assisi samples for show-and-tell in my Assisi class. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region) a) the original patternb) the pattern interpreted as Assisi work “St. George…
Featured image: Cross stitched Laurel badge on a red field. DMC cotton on Aida. (Mistress Arlys o Gordon, Rivers Region)
Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another by stringing them with a sewing needle or beading needle and thread or thin wire, or sewing them to cloth. Beads come in a variety of materials, shapes…
Embroidery is a fiber art, used to create beautiful shapes, characters, flowers, figures or any design using thread and needle. Basic stitches are running stitch, back stitch, satin stitch, split stitch, french Knot, and chain stitch. This featured image is…
Fabric - Embroidery - Surface - Counted Cross-stitch by Halima al-Rakkasa Definition from Wikipedia: Cross-stitch is a form of sewing and a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form…