Mixed techniques
It’s this little project that will serve as a pretext for the realization of new decorative stitches as well as the exploration of techniques hitherto little touched upon on this blog, such as weaving and needle lace.
As usual, you can download the pattern HERE and then follow the explanations to have fun making your own designs for a unique and original result.
The stitches covered in this topic, some of which you are already familiar with, are just the tip of the iceberg as there’s no need to tell you that the combination of many stitches as well as the variations of weaving and needle lace patterns are endless.
In this case, I’ve chosen to focus on the technical side of this project, which is why I’m not offering a choice of colors while specifying that this work is entirely embroidered with plain or variegated stranded cotton.
This work will be divided into three parts as follows
In today’s article, we’ll take a look at how to make the flowers in needle painting (so far, nothing new) and how to work the upper right-hand part of the first leaf, which contains a series of decorative stitches.
In the second article, we will make two (or three) different weaving patterns.
And finally, in the third article, we’ll finish with the basics of needle lace and two final weaving patterns.
The flowers
To make these petals the right way, I first outlined them with 1 thread in split backstitch. Then, to give them a nice relief, I padded the upper parts of each petal with 2 threads, spaced relatively far apart.
I covered each petal with long and short stitch and 1 thread. In this example I chose to work by harmoniously mixing 2 tones of variegated threads but complementary in their colors.
The centers of each flower are formed by a ribbed spider web surrounded by French knots and 2 wraps, all with 2 threads.
Leaf
Upper left part of the first leaf
The side parts of this leaf are made with the ribbed spider web technique with 2 threads but in a linear way and not in a round. After each passage of thread, you must pass the thread behind the work to embroider the new line of stitches in the same direction as previously.
The upper part of the leaf is filled with a simple blanket stitch with 2 threads. The extension of the side parts is made using a double chain stitch.
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Here are some links that will allow you to visualize the achievement of various points mentioned above.
Ribbed spider web
Double chain stitch
Cretan stitch
Whipped chain stitch
To embroider the central part of the leaf, you must first completely cover it with long and short stitch 1 thread before adding a fairly spaced Cretan stitch made with 2 threads. Outline the motif with an whipped chain stitch using 3 threads for the chain and 2 for the overlock.
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Mixed techniques
Mixed techniques It's this little project that will serve as a pretext for the realization of new decorative stitches as well as the exploration of techniques hitherto little touched upon on this blog, such as weaving and needle lace. As usual, you can download the...