A cross stitch is just two straight stitches crossing each other. What variations can you make with this simple x look alike. Well, if you think that, you couldn’t be more wrong. The little x stitch with those diagonals up against each other in war, makes for many beautiful little stitches with subtle differences. If … Read more
I have always been fascinated by those fine delicate pintucks made on my kid’s dresses that I used to buy from an embroidery shop. They were exquisite and elevated those already pretty frocks to another level. Think Heirloom sewing, fine embroidery, that warm feeling when you look at beautiful things – well, Pintucks along with … Read more
This post gives you different easy ways to applique letters. These DIY applique letters can be used to embellish your clothes, accessories and other fabrics for home decor projects. You can sew the applique letters with zig zag stitches along the border as it is, or make a standalone letter with fusible webbing as lining, … Read more
Pulled thread Embroidery work is a counted thread whitework embroidery technique mostly worked on loosely woven fabric. In Pulled thread work, holes are made on the fabric surface, by pulling the thread stitched onto the fabric in different filling embroidery stitches. This work produces a fabric which looks like lace. In this work, no thread … Read more
Because I love roses and I write DIY tutorials, it is inevitable that I will go on creating these rose flower related tutorials – like how to embroider roses, How to make roses with ribbons, How to stitch roses and other flowers with ribbon embroidery stitches and then this one, on many ways to make … Read more
Hand Applique refers to stitching appliques (fabric pieces cut in the shape of designs) on the surface of other fabric, entirely by hand, without using a sewing machine at all. For some sewists, this is the ONLY way they do applique. A hand-sewn applique can look as if the design is a part of the … Read more