This stitch involves an even number of straight stitches (4 numbers ) made vertically , starting and ending in the same holes, which are spread apart with a horizontal stitch at the midpoint of each vertical stitch. Simply said – straight stitches made between two adjacent vertical holes, which are anchored in the middle with … Read more
There are many beautiful hand embroidery border designs you can use on the borders of shawls, dress hems, handkerchiefs, sleeve hems, necklines, saree borders – I have just listed some of my favourites. They are made by combining some basic embroidery stitches like the lazy daisy stitch, running stitch and blanket stitch. When these simple stitches … Read more
Transferring embroidery designs on the fabric is the first step to beautiful embroidery. You see a beautiful design in a magazine, but how to copy it onto your fabric. For an embroidery expert, this is the least of their worry, but for a beginner in embroidery, this is the first roadblock. Another worry is when … Read more
“The earth laughs in flowers.” said Ralph Waldo Emerson. Nothing is more true. If you can recreate this laughter somehow, on fabric what can be more rewarding. You can too – There are many ways flowers can be embroidered on your clothes tastefully to enhance the look of the garment – get nature’s blessings easily … Read more
Delicately worked chikankari designs embroidered on the finest of cotton mulmul (muslin) suited the aesthetics as well as climate of ancient India. It is still a popular embroidery technique used to adorn beautiful kurtas and saris and even home decor items. Do you know that a chikankar trains for about 10 years to learn the … Read more
Shadow embroidery involves using closely worked herringbone stitches on the wrong side of transparent or semi-transparent ( sheer) fabrics or thin fabrics. The work looks complicated, but it is very easy to do. Stitches used in Shadow work On the fabric’s front side, the work appears as two lines of back stitches, with a shadow of the herringbone … Read more