Yellow perle, rost coloured thin silk and blue metallic.
Friday, 12 January 2018
Friday Homework for Lesson 48: Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch
It was fun to add lines of this chunky Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch to the collection of previous stitches.
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
WIPW - Filling in the Bottom
Work In Progress Wednesday today is once again all about
Mola
where work was done to add colour to the bottom area of the panel.
Also the glaring red triangle at the top left corner was calmed down with some green.
Next job will be to add embroidery.
Mola - Snippets of Interest
Mola panels are not allowed to be sold outside Panama and Columbia. The Mola is seen a cultural heritage, and the Cuna forbid the sale outside these countries.
(Source: San Blas Islands official website)
Mola
where work was done to add colour to the bottom area of the panel.
Next job will be to add embroidery.
Mola - Snippets of Interest
Mola panels are not allowed to be sold outside Panama and Columbia. The Mola is seen a cultural heritage, and the Cuna forbid the sale outside these countries.
(Source: San Blas Islands official website)
Sunday, 7 January 2018
Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 48: Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch
Wishing you all a Happy New Year full of creative activities with needle and thread.
Let's begin the term with History.
Stitch #48 is an Elizabethan Stitch, the Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch.
French name: point de feston filet
I found the stitch here at Baroque Embellishments, and I have never seen it before. Although it looks easy and great for filling in areas where you want a lot of texture, I will simply use it as a thick outline.
Work it like this:
First make a line of Running Stitch, (I did mine from right to left).
Come out one step below the last Running Stitch.
Take the needle under the first rung of the Running Stitch, without biting the fabric. Keep the working thread under the needle.
Next tug the thread upwards and take the needle under the same rung, but upwards. Keep the working thread under the needle.
Continue in the same way for each rung of the Running Stitch line.
Homework:
Let some nice 'Elizabethan Braids' join the other stitches.
Experiment with different thread in the foundation Running Stitch and the Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch.
Experiment with different tension.
Let's begin the term with History.
Stitch #48 is an Elizabethan Stitch, the Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch.
French name: point de feston filet
I found the stitch here at Baroque Embellishments, and I have never seen it before. Although it looks easy and great for filling in areas where you want a lot of texture, I will simply use it as a thick outline.
Work it like this:
First make a line of Running Stitch, (I did mine from right to left).
Take the needle under the first rung of the Running Stitch, without biting the fabric. Keep the working thread under the needle.
Continue in the same way for each rung of the Running Stitch line.
When you come to the end of the line, anchor the thread just above the stitched line.
On my Aida sampler I got a nice braid-like line.
Homework:
Let some nice 'Elizabethan Braids' join the other stitches.
Experiment with different thread in the foundation Running Stitch and the Detached Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch.
Experiment with different tension.
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
WIPW - Re-Starting in the New Year
Happy New Year! May 2018 be a creative and productive year.
The first Work In Progress Wednesday report of the year shows that a lot of work was done during the new year holiday.
Mola
Most of the work was put into the right hand side.
Mola - Snippets of Interest
There is a great interest in Molas, and visitors to the San Blas archipelago can buy various items, cushions, pouches, spectacle cases, pot holders... these things are made for the tourist industry. 'Antique' or second hand Mola panels are also sold. The panels have been removed from the blouses as the Cuna Indians don't want tourists, or non Cunans, to wear their folk costumes.
(Source: San Blas Islands official website)
The first Work In Progress Wednesday report of the year shows that a lot of work was done during the new year holiday.
Mola
Most of the work was put into the right hand side.
Mola - Snippets of Interest
There is a great interest in Molas, and visitors to the San Blas archipelago can buy various items, cushions, pouches, spectacle cases, pot holders... these things are made for the tourist industry. 'Antique' or second hand Mola panels are also sold. The panels have been removed from the blouses as the Cuna Indians don't want tourists, or non Cunans, to wear their folk costumes.
(Source: San Blas Islands official website)
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