The stitches to be used in this project are: satin stitch, long and short stitch, and stem stitch.
Now let us see how to fill a part of a leaf using satin stitch. Satin stitch is a lovely stitch which gives a smooth, shiny, and glossy effect to a design. I am going to use Anchor thread no. 309 for this. You can find out the equivalent DMC threads through the conversion charts available on the following web sites.
http://yarntree.com/019dmccn.htm
http://www.findstitch.com/resources/conversion.cgi/from,anchor/to,dmc
http://www.jenny-wren-crafts.co.uk/dmc_to_anchor_conversion_chart.htm
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Step 3 --- Drawing the guidelines
Hi everyone,
Since I was busy with two very big projects at a time I could not update my blog. Here is step 3. For beginners in embroidery it is always advisable to draw the guidelines before you start filling an area with satin stitch, for example, leaf, petal, etc. This will help you place your stitches evenly toward a particular direction. Look at the following image to know how to draw the guidelines.
Since I was busy with two very big projects at a time I could not update my blog. Here is step 3. For beginners in embroidery it is always advisable to draw the guidelines before you start filling an area with satin stitch, for example, leaf, petal, etc. This will help you place your stitches evenly toward a particular direction. Look at the following image to know how to draw the guidelines.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Free project---Step 2---Color selection
This is a crucial step in any embroidery project. I am going to use Anchor embroidery threads for this project. Let us see what colors we can use for this project.
For the leaves:
309
341
372
For the rose flower:
271
92
96
73
For the leaves:
309
341
372
For the rose flower:
271
92
96
73
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Free project
I would like to share my knowledge of how to embroider a rose using long and short stitch and satin stitch. I have given the pattern below which I am currently using for my pillow cover project.
Step 1: Transfer the pattern using a tracing paper or carbon paper or any other method you are familiar with.
I transferred the design using carbon paper. The image below shows the transferred pattern on the pillow cover.
We shall see Step 2 --- "Choosing the colors for the pattern" tomorrow.
Step 1: Transfer the pattern using a tracing paper or carbon paper or any other method you are familiar with.
I transferred the design using carbon paper. The image below shows the transferred pattern on the pillow cover.
We shall see Step 2 --- "Choosing the colors for the pattern" tomorrow.
Current projects
Currently I am doing two embroidery projects, one which involves a lot of embellishments, and the other a pillow cover with rose border on the sides and monogram "s" with flowers around it at the center. Here are the pictures:
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