Long tailed Daisy mirror work - Video tutorial

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Today I am happy to share with you that I have added a video tutorial in my channel for doing mirror work using long tailed daisy stitch.  In my last blog post I have given the picture tutorial.  you can view it here.  You can see the video tutorial below.

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In my next post I will come up with a crochet finish.  Till then, have a happy time with your needle and thread.  

Mirror Work - 5 using Long tailed Lazy Daisy Stitch

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Merry Christmas to all of you.

Hope all are doing well and good.  It's been more that a week I have posted here.   So today I am happy to share  with you another mirror work using the simple lazy daisy stitch.  

Fix the sequin using a small stab stitch on the holes on both the sides of the sequin.

  You can also fix it using glue. 

Stitch a round of chain stitch around the sequin. Try to keep the number of chains even. 

Make a round of buttonhole stitches through the chain stitches.  Tutorial is available here. 

Now Bring the needle through any one chain stitch.

The above photo is rotated here. 

 Make a long tailed Lazy daisy stitch through the chain where the needle comes out. 

Anchor the tail a little slanting to the right as show above.

Tutorial for Long tailed Daisy stitch is here.

Make the next long tailed lazy daisy stitch in the next stitch.

Anchor the tail a little left (i.e - at the point where the first stitch is anchored)

This is how it looks like. 

Do the next set of long tailed lazy daisy stitch in the next two chain stitches.

Do the long tailed lazy daisy stitches around.  

Embellished the mirror work using cut beads and small glass beads. 

You can use this as an all over design for your dresses.  

Long Tailed Daisy Flower - Video Tutorial

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Hope all are doing well and staying safe.  Today I am happy to share with you the video tutorial for a simple embroidery flower that has been done using long tailed daisy stitch.  Already I have posted a design to work this flower.  

Pattern for the design

Picture Tutorial

I have recorded the video for the same design and you can view it below.

This design can be used an all over embroidery design for kurtis and sarees.  Also it can be altered to form borders and necklines.  It is a simple and easy design even a beginner can also give a try.  So do give a try.  Drop in your feedbacks in the comments section.  

I will be back with another embroidery stitch tutorial in my next post.  Till then have a nice day and  have a great week. 

Fly Stitch Flower Border / Simple Embroidery Border

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Hope all are doing good and staying safe.  Today I am happy to share with you a simple embroidery border.  I wanted to do a easy but a grand neckline embroidery for a silk saree blouse.  So I have tried this small sample using the basic stitches.  The outcome is perfect and it is beyond my expectation.  Happy to post it here in blog. Let's see the design now.

Video Tutorial Here

The fabric I have worked is silk cotton.  When I search google I found that the colour of the fabric is "Old gold".  Then I searched for colour combos with old gold colour and then selected a light shade of gold colour and the contrasting blue.  I was in a doubt whether this blue goes well with the fabric because I am very poor in selecting colour choices.  And to my surprise the blue combo worked very well.  So I thought I will add this colour combo in my colour palatte. 

The design with only embroidery.  It is very plain and simple and then I added the dull gold colour cut glass beads randomly.  It lifted the grandness of the embroidery.  

After adding the cut beads also, I felt something is lacking and then filled the gaps with golden beads.  And the whole outlook of the piece changed.  

The design is complete now.  

You can use this design for border or for the neckline also.  

Pattern for the design

Anchor Threads used :

Light gold - 313 

Blue - 121 

Stitches used

Lines - Laced Running Stitch (3 strands)

Zig Zag line - Zig Zag chain stitch (3 Strands)

Fly stitch flower - 4 strands

Used a sequin in the centre of the flowers.

 

Hope all of you like this design.  Will meet you with another interesting post soon.  Till then, have a nice day.

Crochet snowflakes for christmas

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Hope all are doing well and good.  I have added one more set of snowflakes to the my christmas decor collection.  I have done a few days back. But got the time to post it only now.  

The pattern is from here. You can find so many other cute patterns in that website. 

I have used 4 ply local acylic yarn and a 3.5mm hook.  I haven't blocked it.  It is stiff as it is.  It is now hanging in our christmas tree.  

The month of December started with a positive vibe.  And my youtube journey is also moving on in a slow and steady pace.  I am getting  2-3 subscribers each day.  That keeps me motivated and encourages me to move on.  Also, I got my first custom order to crochet a frock through instagram.  I will post about it in my next post.  

So if you are interested in watching embroidery related videos, kindly subscribe to my channel.  

That's all for today.  See you soon in my next post.  Till then have a nice day. 

How to embroider an easy star using straight stitches

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Hope all are doing well and good. As we are in the festive season I am also in the mood of embroidering designs related to christmas.  So, today I have come up with the tutorial of embroidering a simple and easy star using straight stitches.  Let me show the finished star first.

Video Tutorial 👇

Let's move on to the picture tutorial now.

First trace the design as below.

We will be working on two lines at once.  Follow the next picture for stitch reference.

We are going to work straight stitches as follows:  

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-e, 6-f, 7-g

I am using 3 strands of thread. 

Hope this tutorial is helpful.  Two more tutorials to embroider a star are in line to be posted here.  Already I have posted a tutorial for embroidering a star using woven star stitch.  The video tutorial for the same is available here.   In my next post I will come up with a crochet finish.  Till then have a happy time with needle n thread. 

Holbein stitch Neck Design

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Hope all are doing well and good.  It's been a long time I have done some embroidery for my dresses.  So as Christmas is nearing I thought let me do something for my blouse.  I had a kerala saree with me and the blouse which I was wearing with that saree got torned and I have been planning to buy a new one.  So I decided to embroider one with the plain silk cotton fabric material which I have got in my hand.  For the kerala saree any colour blouse can be matched.  Previously I wore a dark green silk blouse.  So this time I chose a purple colour one and done the embroidery using lavender colour thread. So now the embroidery part,

Golden stones have been glued to the centre of the design and between the 'v' part of the neck.  

Video tutorial for working this design. If you like this video kindly subscribe my channel.

 

The same design I have worked for needle n thread magazine years back.  The magazine has not been in publishing now.  Anchor has stopped its publishing. At that time I have done it in maroon fabric with golden colour thread. 

For this I have chosen anchor thread number - 96 and used 3 strands of thread. 

The pattern fits a A4 sheet paper perfectly.  Without any scaling you can print the pattern and trace it in the fabric. 

Hope all of you like this pattern.  In my next post I will come up with a crochet finish.  Till then, have a nice day. 

Basic Embroidery Stitches - Running stitch family video tutorials

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Today I am happy to share with you the video tutorial for  all the stitches in the running stitch family.  Hope the video tutorial is clear.  Kindly watch the video and drop in your comments.  If you like my videos kindly subscribe and support my channel.  

Christmas Snowflake ornament

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Happy that all of you like my previous post on felt star ornament.  Today I am happy to share with you another simple snowflake design that uses simple stitches.  I have finished it into another christmas tree ornament with beaded edging.  I am happy with the outcome.   Hope you will also like it. 

Watch the video tutorial below. 

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Pattern for the design

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Used back stitch and lazy daisy stitch with 3 strands.  For the centre flower I have added a straight stitch inside each lazy daisy petal.  The outer circle is also stitched using back stitch.    For the back fabric I have stitched only the outer circle with back stitches.  Then placing the wrong sides of both the fabric together whipped up the corresponding back stitches with a white round bead for every two stitches.  Will post a clear tutorial with pictures soon.  You can watch the above video for the making of the ornament.  

Other christmas projects

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Christmas tree embroidery

Embroidered hoop wall hanging

Crochet stars

Crochet snowflakes

Hope all of you like this design.  In my next post I will come uo with the another embroidery finish.  Till then, have a nice time with needle and thread.  

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Felt Star Christmas Ornament with snowflake design

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Hope all are doing well and good.  11 months have passed by and tomorrow we are entering into the month of festivity.  We used to unwrap our christmas tree and put it in our home tomorrow.  This year I have crocheted some stars to hang it on the tree.  As I love to embroider than crochet I tried a felt sheet star with a snowflake design and it came out so beautifully than I expected.  I am very happy to share with you all the felt star along with the design and the video of its making.  

I have make a video tutorial for the making of this star.  

Kindly watch the video and if you like my videos subscribe to my channel.  

 

For this project I have used a white felt sheet and pricked holes over the design.  I have used the simple back stitch and straight stitch and french knots.  So  I have pricked holes in the points where I have taken each stitches.  From the design you can understand that.  

I will post a better picture soon.

I have used anchor thread number 46 with 3 strands to stitch the whole design.  For the french knots used 3 strands and 1 wrap.  Then sticked some golden stones.  Attached a satin ribbon at the back and the star is ready to be hanged.  

Other christmas projects

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Christmas tree embroidery

Embroidered hoop wall hanging

Crochet stars

Crochet snowflakes

Hope you all like this project.  I will be back with another crochet finish soon.  Till then have a nice time with your needle and thread.  

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Berry stitch flowers - Video Tutorial

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Hope all are doing well and good.  Today I am happy to share with you the video tutorial for embroidering berry stitch flowers.  Kindly watch and if you are interested in more such videos, subscribe to my channel.  It will encourage me to do more videos.  

Written Tutorial here

Design using berry stitch :  Flower , Rainbow Berries

Hope all of you like this video.  I will be back with some crochet finishes in my next post.  Till then, have nice day.  

Crochet stars - Decor for X'mas tree

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Hope all are doing well and good.  For Christmas I started to stitch and early a little early this year.  So far I have added a embroidered wall hanging and a set of snowflakes.  To that set I have crocheted a set of stars to hang on the X'mas tree.  This set contain 5 stars crocheted. Come have a look.

Pattern is from here.  I stopped with the first three rounds.  

I used  4 ply acrylic yarn with 3.5 mm hook.

Hope you all like these stars.  Tomorrow I will come up with a video tutorials for an embroidery stitch.  Till then, have a nice time.  

Happy crocheting. 

Aari Embroidery Blouse

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Hope all are doing well and good.  I learned aari embroidery sometime back.  Though there are so many stitches in aari I am comfortable only in the basic chain stitch.  That too working with zari thread.  I am not comfortable in working with silk thread using aari needle.  

This embroidery is worked on a silk blouse.  It has been customised for my friend.  When she asked can you do some simple embroidery for me I accepted it.   She gave me a model design and I have drawn a pattern accordingly and this is the outcome. 

Some close ups

For the neckline I stitch a line of chain stitch, then worked zig zag chain stitch over that chain line.  That gives a lace like effect. Then attaced a line of ball chain.  The third line is again chain line with zig zag chain. 

For the floral stems, used ball chain.  for the leaves used fishbone stitch using purple colour silk thread with 4 strands.  Some tear drop stones are added for leaf shape and it is outlined with zardosi strings.  Added golden colour stones at the tip of the stones. 

Now I am working on the sleeves.  I will update this post with the sleeve design once it is completed.  

I always work designs from already existing patterns.  This time I came out of my comfort zone and gained courage to work aari embroidery blouse that too for a costly saree.  Happy that it came out well.  It has given me more confidence in making custom embroidery pieces. 

Hope every one like this design.  Drop in your feedbacks in the comments section.  I am working on some crochet pieces for the past two days.  I will come up with that in my next post.  Till then, have a nice day.  

Embroidery stitch Video Tutorials - Running stitch family

Buttonhole Stitch flower and Leaves with video tutorial

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Hope all are doing well and good.  In my embroidery design series, today I am happy to share with you a simple design that uses buttonhole stitch for flowers and leaves.  It is an easy stitch for a beginner.  It makes an easy filling for flowers.  

This design can be used as a single motif or can be used as an all over design for your kurtis or sarees.  It can be worked continuously to form a border design.  It looks very simple but gives more elegance to your dresses.  

Let us see the design now.

Video tutorial

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Pattern for the design

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Anchor thread numbers

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Flowers - Buttonhole stitch - 35 (3 strands)

Leaves - Buttonhole stitch - 212 (3 strands)

Centre of flower - French knots - 315 (6 strands, 1 Wrap)

Stem - stem stitch - 212 - 3 strands

The fabric I have used to stitch the design is Mercerised Dyed cotton canvas in powder pink colour.  You can purchase it through the above link.  It is a good quality fabric to do embroidery.  

 In my next post I will come up with a customised embroidery which I am doing it for my friend. Till then, have a nice day and have a happy time with your needle and thread. 

Crochet snowflakes

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Hope all are doing well and good.  As christmas is nearing I started  crocheting some ornaments for my christmas tree.  I have started with a simple snowflake pattern.  It is very easy and finished 4 in one sitting.  

Let me show them first.

I used 4 ply acrylic yarn and a 3.5 mm hook.  I am planning to add some snowflakes to my amazon shop and instagram account.  Have a look at the single snowflake. 

I have wet blocked it and added some silver glitter to it.  But the glitter is not seen properly in the picture.  I am happy with the outcome.  

Filet Crochet Wall Hanging

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Hope all are doing well and good.  

Today I am happy to share with you a completed crochet project that has been with me as a WIP for sooo long.  I tried my hands in filet crochet long back and I love the outcome a lot.  It is so simple but the look is elegant.  You can see my first attempt here.  

After that I have attempted a big filet wall hanging that has roses in it.  Now let me show the wall hanging.

I have used crochet cotton thread and 1.25 mm hook.   After completing I have wet blocked it.  And used a skewer to hang it.  I am so satisfied with the outcome.  

Now I am doing one more project using this filet technique and it is nearing completion.  Will be post it soon.  Have a look at some more pictures. 

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Hopefully from tomorrow I will be regular in posting here.  If  you are interested in watching embroidery and crochet related videoes kindly subscribe my channel.  

I will be back with another crochet finish tomorrow.  Till then have a nice day and happy crocheting.