All of us have a photo to which we have a little partiality. It may be that of your grandmother or that of a beautiful flower which you took as a fledgling photographer or your baby smiling. What if you could turn it into a work of art with your embroidery skills. It is easy enough to do that and very … Read more
This post provides you some very simple hand embroidery motifs that can be used on your clothes, home decor etc. These embroidered motifs are for the lazy embroiderer who wants a beautiful embroidered fabric but without much effort or time spend -like me. I scoured the net for some small motifs and that was the … Read more
Ask 5 people in your vicinity about their favourite flower and 3 of them will say rose. I did and this was so for me. What is not to love about a rose – the colour, texture, smell and beauty unparalleled among flora. Rose is a divine flower – the flower which is associated with … Read more
If I get a needle and some thread I can embroider on anything – even paper. But to have choices is always good. Knowing those choices and being able to discern which is the best for a particular project – even better. Though it is possible to embroider on any fabric, some are better than … Read more
Chicken scratch embroidery – the name itself is so curious. Nothing to do with real chicken scratches of course. Unless you count the way you do embroidery or someone else judging it so. Mine does, especially when I tangle my threads midway. This chicken scratch, though, Â is beautiful and evenly done. The uniformity of stitches … Read more
When I started embroidery, all I knew was the stem stitch and satin stitch. I made many embroidery designs with these basic stitches. The nun who taught this introduced me to a wonderful world of colors and designs – I was like Alice, who did not know where to ‘stop’ looking in her new world. … Read more