Kamal Kadai Stitch Flower - Tutorial 2/How to do Kamal Kadai Stitch

 Hi all

Hope all are staying safe.  Yesterday I have posted a tutorial of doing one way of kamal kadai stitch. Old projects on kamal kadai done years back.  You can see it here.  

Today I am sharing with you the tutorial for doing the basic shape of a kamal kadai flower.    

For this flower only 1 color is used.  I have used 3 strands of thread.  We can also use pearl cotton thread for doing this stitch.

Let's move on to the tutorial.

We have to make straight stitches first from each outside edge of the petals.  This is shown by drawing lines just for reference.  If we draw lines towards the centre the stitches will be aligned properly.  

Start stitching from any one side.

Stitch all the straight lines.  You can stitch the lines for all the petals first.  For tutorial purpose I am showing one petal first.

Bring the needle up at a point next to the straight stitch as shown above.

Now the weaving process starts.  Bring the needle over the first stitch, then under the next stitch, then over, under etc till last. 

Pull the thread through the stitches and the first row of weaving will look like the above. Don't anchor the working thread.

For the next row bring the needle over the first thread(because the previous pass was under the thread in previous row), then under, over, under and so on.

After finishing the second row. 

Continue in this manner and now you can see the shorter two straight stitches on both sides are covered.  Now you have to continue with remaining four spokes.

After covering the next two stitches, the two long stitches will remain.  Weave in those two stitches now so that the straight stitches are covered with weaving.  Anchor the thread under the weaving stitches.  One petal is completed.  Like this complete all the petals.  Stitch the centre of the flower with satin stitch or french knots.  

Kamal Kadai flower is ready.

Hope all of you find this tutorial useful.  Do share your feedbacks in the comments section. 

Kamal Kadai Stitch Flower - Tutorial 1/How to do Kamal Kadai Stitch

 Hi all

Hope all are doing well.  Today I am happy to share with you the tutorial for doing the kamal kadai stitch.  It is a very simple stitch. It resembles the woven trellis stitch.  But as far as I came to know when worked with particular flower shapes this woven trellis stitch takes the name kamal kadai.  You can see the kamal kadai flower design which I have posted yesterday.  

Old projects on kamal kadai done years back.  You can see it here.  

In this type of petal I am using two colours.  The spokes are done in cream colour and the weaving part is done in any other colours but not with light colours.  

I have drawn a simple flower to explain the stitch.

Let's start the tutorial

  Start from the top portion of any one petal.  Take a straight stitch towards the centre of the flower.  Hold the thread firmly  with your left hand as shown in the picture.

Insert the needle under the thread in the centre.

A perfect straight stitch will be formed.  Bring the needle out a little away from the first stitch on top and as said previous make another straight stitch towards the centre.  Holding the thread with your left hand insert the needle below the straight stitch to form the second straight stitch.  

Second straight stitch is formed.  

Repeat the same steps to fill the right side of the petals.  

  

 

The right side of the petals are filled with straight stitch and now we have to do the mirror image of the right on the left side of the petals also.  Repeat the above steps to fill the left side of the petal.

One petal is filled with straight stitches.  The left and right side of the first stitch we have 4 stitches each. Like this you have to fill all the petals with straight stitches and then move on to weaving part.  But for tutorial purpose I have completed one petal fully and then I moved on to work the other petals.  

Let's start the weaving now.  Use tapestry needle or blunt end needles for the weaving part so that the needle doesn't pick the fabric and it will be easy to slide in between the straight stitches.  

Bring the next colour up through the fabric near the bottom of the straight stitch in the right side of the petal.  You can start from both the sides. 

Bring the thread over the first stitch, then under the next, then over the next stitch, under the next stitch and so on.  You can also start by going under the first stitch also.  

The first line of weaving is done.  You see here the thread comes over the last stitch(left side).  If necessary you can adjust the position of the thread with the tip of the needle so  that it fits nicely in a line at the bottom of the straight stitches.  

So for the next row start by going under the stitch, then over, under, over etc. as shown in the figure.  

Repeat the above process of going under and over and fill in the full petal.  You will enjoy the process.  When the short stitches are fully weaved leave those two and move on weaving the remaining petals.  The number of petals to be weaved in will get reduced by two.  And at the end insert the needle over the tip of the first straight stitch and see that it goes a little under the weaved stitches in the previous row.  Now one petals is completed.  

This is how we fill in the petals with straight stitches in the beginning. 

After weaving all the petals the end result is this.  Fill in the centre with satin stitch or french knots.  Kamal kadai flower is ready.

Hope all of you found this tutorial easy and understandable..  If you have any doubts feel free to ask me in the comments section or mail me.  

You can check out my other embroidery stitches and designs here. 

Tomorrow I will share with you another variation of kamal work flower with tutorial. So please do watch my space.  Have a nice time with your needle and thread.

Embroidery Design - Kamal Kadai Flower Stitch

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Hope all are staying safe.  Today I am happy to share with you an embroidery design that uses the technique of weaving.  I have learnt this stitch as kamal kadai stitch.  But on the other hand woven trellis stitch also looks the same.  I have done some projects on kamal kadai years back.  You can see it here.  

Kamal kadai stitch uses straight stitches.  Then the straight stitches are weaved to form an woven effect.  I will be posting the tutorial for this stitch tomorrow.

Let us see the design today.

Pattern for the design

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Stitches Used:

Flowers - Kamal Kadai Stitch

Leaves - Fishbone stitch

Stem - Stem stitch

Centre of flowers - French Knots

Anchor Thread Numbers

Flowers - straight stitches - 292 (3 strands)

              - Weaving stitches - 332(3 strands)

Leaves - 225 (3 strands)

Centre of flowers - 290 ( 6 strands, 1 wrap)

Tomorrow I will be posting the tutorial for doing kamal kadai stitch.  Till then, have a nice day.