Introduction to Goldwork. This kit teaches you how to couch a cord around a bumblebee to define it, how to cut and lay purl wires and how to cut and apply chippings to give texture to the bees body. The kit comes with all materials included. You will need an embroidery hoop to fit the project, cotton

Золотное шитьё по праву считается одним из самых красивых и трудозатратных ремёсел. Вещи, украшенные золотыми нитями, независимо от того,..

I hadn’t planned to do a series of posts on LSS but it seems that I’m not finished with it yet. This is not intended to be a definitive guide; I am certainly no expert on the subject. These are just my ramblings and pictures of my sample stitching. The method describe in my previous post was based on the Japanese embroidery technique nagamijika-sashinui (alternating LSS). The foundation row consists of long stitches (approx. 10mm) alternating with short stitches (6-7mm). The stitches of the following row are all the same length (approx 10mm) and worked between the long stitches of the foundation row, splitting the short stitches about half way along their length. The stitches of the following rows are also the same length and are worked between the stitches of the preceding row, splitting the stitches of the previous row about one-third along their length. The stitches in the final row are worked in the same way and are shorter, ending in line with the ends of the stitches in the previos row. In her book Painting with a Needle, Young Yang Chung describes a different method; one that uses long and short stitches in every row. The first row is worked in the same way as for nagamijika-sashinui but with slightly shorter stitches (approximately 8mm and 5mm). The following rows also consist of alternating long and short stitches that overlap and interlock the stitches of the preceding row. The long stitches are roughly 13mm and the short stitches about 5mm. Young Yang Chung says that the stitches should come from below the stitches in the previous row rather than split them. She suggests moving the stitch aside with your finger; I found it easier to do this with my tekobari. The stitches do not travel across the fabric as the above diagram suggests. I drew it this way to illustrate how the stitches overlap and interlock. And this is how it looks stitched. Happy Stitching

In this previous installment of our series on how to embroider wheat five different ways, we stitched the two stalks on the right side of the bundle using bullion knots in different ways. Today, in the last of the four tutorials in this collection, we’re going to work a relatively quick satin stitch for the ...

In her two years at The Royal School of Needlework, Humayrah developed her skills in traditional hand embroidery techniques like Goldwork and Silk Shading and it was here that her love and appreciation for exquisite craftsmanship blossomed. Since graduating, Humayrah proceeded to create an Etsy stor

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This year, we’ll be working our way through a series of tutorials for embroidering (blank) – that is, a number of different embroidery subjects. We’ve already worked through how to embroider wheat five different ways, and we’re on our way through strawberries at the moment. You can see in the image below a sneak peek ...

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