by Laurence | Jun 8, 2019 | Reticello, Techniques, Whitework
Reticello pincushion part 3 Here are the pictures of patterns 3 and 4 which are following the 2 previous ones to complete the design in Reticello of this pincushion. Pattern n° 3 Start by straightening 3 threads starting on the right side, hanging in...
by Laurence | Jul 20, 2019 | Reticello, Techniques, Whitework
Reticello pincushion part 4 The Reticello pattern is now finished and I found that it would be highlighted by a simple decoration that allows to obtain a square pattern, which will facilitate assembly. I used the DMC thread “Spécial à broder” for the...
by Laurence | Aug 3, 2019 | Shadow work, Techniques
Chrysanthemum shadow work technique The shadow work technique is embroidered mainly on a transparent or semi-transparent fabric such as organdy or fine cotton veil.You just have to embroider very tight Herringbone stitches on the back side of the fabric.It may seem...
by Laurence | Oct 19, 2019 | Techniques, Whitework
Variations on a letter Originally, this font is made for calligraphy and not for embroidery. In this post, my intention is to embroider different letters of different sizes and using various stitches. Here are 4 letters of 2, 4, 6 and 8 cm. In carrying out this...
by Laurence | Nov 2, 2019 | How to..., Techniques
How to embroider a large leaf otherwise When I started doing this blog 4 years ago, I published a whole series of articles titled “How to embroider …”. They appear in the principal menu under the heading “Techniques”.And...
by Laurence | Dec 14, 2019 | Reticello, Techniques
Reticello pincushion Border With the Reticello pattern finished a long time ago, I finally found a nice border to embellish this work. I had no time to embroider it completely but I hope to finish it for next week and be able to present it to you in the last article...
by Laurence | Jan 1, 2020 | Stumpwork, Taking flight, Techniques
Taking flight – The Mosquito This project contains stumpwork. In the 6th and last part of this embroidery, we will realize the mosquito in stumpwork. We will use the technique of needle lace to make the wings. The templates necessary for the realization of the...
by Laurence | Jan 1, 2020 | Stumpwork, Taking flight, Techniques
Taking flight – The wasp This project contains stumpwork In the 5th part of this project we will embroider the wasp in stumpwork. We will use the same technique as before for the butterfly but we will replace the embroidered wings by wings made with organza...
by Laurence | Jan 1, 2020 | Stumpwork, Taking flight, Techniques
Taking flight – The stumpwork butterfly This project contains stumpwork In the 4th part of this project we will embroider the butterfly in stumpwork. For the first time, we will use the technique of stumpwork to realize the superior wings. The lower wings are...
by Laurence | Jan 1, 2020 | Stumpwork, Taking flight, Techniques
Taking flight – The Bumblebee This project contains stumpwork In the third part of this project, we will embroider the bumblebee. It also does not contain “stumpwork” but its body in Turkish work and its wings made with organza ribbon give it a lot...
by Laurence | Jan 1, 2020 | Stumpwork, Taking flight, Techniques
Taking flight – Blue butterfly This project includes stumpwork In the second part of our work, we will embroider the blue butterfly. It does not contain “stumpwork” as such, but by embroidering 2 long and thick cast-on stitches on the edge of the...
by Laurence | Jan 1, 2020 | Stumpwork, Taking flight, Techniques
Taking flight This project contains stumpwork It is in fact an embroidery that we had made several years ago but which needs a good rejuvenation. I propose you accompany me in this process.The purpose of this work is to embroider butterflies and insects using...
by Laurence | Mar 21, 2020 | Techniques, Whitework
Pastel Alphabet The alphabet proposed today is taken from a series of old books devoted to characters intended “to mark” the linen of our grandmothers. In our time, they are rather used in decorative achievements, cushions, towels or small objects of all...
by Laurence | May 23, 2020 | Schwalm traditional design, Schwalm Whitework, Techniques, Whitework
Schwalm traditional design Here are the explanations necessary to realize a Schwalm traditional design. To do this work you will need Linen fabric 6 counts Perle cotton n°8 DMC thread ” Spécial à broder” n°25 Stranded cotton In this article we will learn...
by Laurence | Jun 6, 2020 | Schwalm traditional design, Schwalm Whitework, Techniques, Whitework
Traditional design part 2 In this post, you will find the explanations necessary to embroider the vertical patterns of the basket and the star pattern which appears in the center of the heart. Basket The lateral patterns are made as follows: without drawing...
by Laurence | Jun 27, 2020 | How to..., Techniques
Small floral designs You will find below the pictures of the embroidered floral designs which I proposed to you last week. In case you haven’t downloaded them yet, you can do it HERE. I did not always respect the number of threads indicated in the explanations...
by Laurence | Jul 4, 2020 | Schwalm traditional design, Schwalm Whitework, Techniques, Whitework
Schwalm traditional design part 3 In this post, you will find the explanations necessary to complete this work. Large Tulip First, prepare the surface by pulling horizontally and vertically 1 thread and leaving 3 to get a grid as in the picture. Embroider...
by Laurence | Sep 11, 2021 | Techniques, Whitework
Scalloped Alphabet The alphabet presented in this article is taken from a 19th-century Victorian alphabet album. I chose it for two reasons, The first one, simply because I find it especially original and elegant. The second one is because it has a singularity, the...
by Laurence | Nov 6, 2021 | Honeycomb, Stumpwork, Techniques
From flower to honey Stumpwork Here is the engraving I chose to make a three-dimensional realization and transform it into a work mixing several techniques of contemporary embroidery. In its original size, this project measures about 14/14 cm and I chose to...
by Laurence | Nov 13, 2021 | Honeycomb, Stumpwork, Techniques
From flower to honey background embroidery part 1 This article is dedicated to the realization of the honeycombs which form the background of this embroidery. These patterns are worked in a very simple way. They are composed of a juxtaposition of straight stitches...
by Laurence | Nov 20, 2021 | Honeycomb, Stumpwork, Techniques
From flower to honey background part 2 This article is dedicated to the realization of the flowers represented in the background of this embroidery. Here are the threads used to embroider these flowers DMC stranded cotton 580, 166, 3819, 3823, 3865, white, B5200...
by Laurence | Dec 4, 2021 | Honeycomb, Stumpwork, Techniques
From flower to honey the bee (without wings) This post is dedicated to the realization of the bee’s body without its wings which will be realized in stumpwork later. Here are the threads used to embroider this design DMC stranded cotton 3371, 830, 831, 372, 435,...
by Laurence | Dec 18, 2021 | Honeycomb, Stumpwork, Techniques
From flower to honey Preparation of the petals and temporary assembly of a flower This article is dedicated to the realization of the petals in stumpwork as well as the temporary assembly of a flower. Please note that this flower is only temporary because the petals...
by Laurence | Mar 25, 2023 | Schwalm bouquet, Schwalm Whitework, Techniques, Whitework
Schwalm embroidery bouquet 1st part, the material and the preparation To realize this project, I chose to work on a classic Schwalm embroidery subject. It is composed of the main traditional motifs present in this technique, the sun, the heart, the tulip and...
by Laurence | Apr 1, 2023 | Schwalm bouquet, Schwalm Whitework, Techniques, Whitework
Schwalm embroidery bouquet 2nd part, the preparation of the patterns To fill the leaves and dots, I did not use stranded cotton because the thread was too thin compared to the fabric and the Palestrina stitch. So I simply filled in the patterns with the...
by Laurence | Apr 22, 2023 | Schwalm bouquet, Schwalm Whitework, Techniques, Whitework
Schwalm embroidery bouquet 3rd part, the embroidery of the patterns Sun The grid is attached with white DMC n°80 lace thread. It is also possible to use simple sewing thread (cotton) relatively thick. The woven interior of the design is made with DMC...
by Laurence | Nov 11, 2023 | How to..., Techniques
How to embroider stylized sunflowers As part of a cushion project I’m working on for Inspirations Studios, I thought I’d write about one possible way of embroidering sunflowers in a contemporary style. At first, I hadn’t planned...
