Embroidered Neck Design---Progress

This is my progress so far on the neck design.

Can you spot the difference between the two flowers?

I did long and short shading on both the flowers. However, in the first flower I did not split back into the previous rows of stitches. Instead, I started the stitches in the new rows from the endpoints of the stitches in the previous row. I guess this method is most commonly used in East Asian embroidery. The second flower was done by splitting up the previous row's stitches. The difference in these two methods of working the long and short stitch have created different effects. 

Happy New year!

Hi friends,


Wishing you all a happy and an amazing new year! Here is a new free hand embroidery pattern for you.

You can use this design not only for hand embroidery but also for fabric painting or other crafts.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of you my dear friends!

May this day be filled with lots of fun, happiness, togetherness, and sharing.

Embroidered Neck Design---Progress

Do you remember this one? I kept this project aside due to shortage of threads. Now as I have the threads ready, I have decided to start it again. I have made just a little progress. I have stitched some leaves in the design and am going to stitch the big pink flower on the right side.

I have five UFOs as of now---this neck design, embroidery on two sarees, a pillow cover, and a doily. I hope to finish all these soon.

Free Hand Embroidery Pattern --- Rose With Leaves

Here is a free hand embroidery pattern. You can use it on whatever project you do. You can rotate the design and use it as a corner motif on handkerchiefs. You can outline the design as in red work or fill it with L&S stitch or any other stitch of your choice.

Embroidered Reversible Bag

I would like to share the images of the bag I embroidered a few weeks ago. I made it into a reversible bag and gifted it to a little girl. She was so happy to have received it. You can find the how-to-sew tutorial on my sewing blog.

 When you turn it inside out, it will look like this.

 Here is the close-up of the embroidery.

Embroidery Pattern Book Give-Away Winner!

I am glad to announce the winner of the embroidery pattern book give-away.

It is Happygirl of All Things Pretty.

This time I used the random number selector to select the winner. I didn't count the usual lovely comments from other readers, repeats in comments, and the comment I made myself.

Congratulations Happygirl! I hope you will love this book. Please send your address to my e-mail id flora.flowers.boo@gmail.com.


Thanks to everyone for showing such a great enthusiasm to participate in this give-away.  I was delighted to read about your favorite types of embroidery.  I wish to learn some of them which I do not know.

I will post my own patterns at least one a month. So keep reading my blog!