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
Herringbone stitch is worked between two parallel lines (imaginary or drawn). A series of crisscrossed diagonal stitches are made between the lines. On the reverse side of the fabric, these stitches will show up as parallel rows of running stitches. Use a very thin, long needle of sizes 7 or 9 to make this stitch. … Read more
This post details different types of hair bows and how to make them. Fabric bows are awesome and habit-forming – Let me warn you before you start making them. Make one, and all your scraps will become bows. That is called ‘the curse of the bows.’ Yes, I have been reading too many Victoria Holts. … Read more
This post is about the beautiful Lazy daisy stitch and the flower designs you can easily make with lazy daizy embroidery, with simple modifications to the basic stitch. What is a lazy daisy stitch? Lazy daisy stitch is a beautiful variation of the chain stitch. It is also known by the name detached chain stitch. … Read more
What is a Running stitch? Running stitch is one of the most basic stitches of all hand stitches. To do this stitch, you must run the thread across the fabric in short intervals. This is the most preferred stitch to do hand quilting. One advantage of this stitch is that the stitch will look the … Read more