Back again after a long break. Have signed up for oil painting classes. so I haven't had time for needlework. I am now halfway through the course and hoping to find some time here and there for needle and thread.
Speaking of needle and thread, here is a lovely book I've unearthed while digging through the archives of Project gutenberg - Embroidery and tapestry weaving by Grace christie - this book is simply crying out to be shared.
I simply loved the interesting uses the buttonhole stitch has been put to.
I haven't read the book as yet - just browsing through and took me a while to realise that the design above is composed of the buttonhole stitch.
The pictures below are the closed herring bone stitch and some of its applications
When I see such lovely, painstakingly laborious work, I sometimes wonder if, in this quick fix world, we have forgotton that there is joy and immense satifaction in painstaking work.
Speaking of needle and thread, here is a lovely book I've unearthed while digging through the archives of Project gutenberg - Embroidery and tapestry weaving by Grace christie - this book is simply crying out to be shared.
I simply loved the interesting uses the buttonhole stitch has been put to.
I haven't read the book as yet - just browsing through and took me a while to realise that the design above is composed of the buttonhole stitch.
The pictures below are the closed herring bone stitch and some of its applications
When I see such lovely, painstakingly laborious work, I sometimes wonder if, in this quick fix world, we have forgotton that there is joy and immense satifaction in painstaking work.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing!
I browse your blogs very frequently and really appreciate your advice and awesome tutorials :)
Take care! - Santhi
It's amazing, very beatiful, thank you for sharing. Tina
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