TAST 2012-Week11, Whipped wheel

This is the trial of my whipped wheel.  I have tried this on my old kurti.
Have a look.

Here is the closeup

One more trial.  Sorry for the blurred image.

Here around the whipped wheel I have done fly stitch.  That's all for this week. 

Chickan Embroidery SAL - Lesson1 completed

Lesson 1 - Double Back stitch for the chickan embroidery design for the SAL with Anita  of artistic fingers has been completed by me.  Have a look and give your valuable suggestions.  Thanks Anita for providing such a good embroidery course online that too free of cost.

Now comes the close up.

Do pass the valuable comments about this work.

Shami Immanuel.

Embroidery design for Neck

I have designed some neck patterns for blouse.  I am working on this design.  If u want to use this pattern feel free to have the copy of this.  Before that leave a comment so that I will come to know whether posting such designs is worthwhile or not.

Herringbone stitch can be used for the flowers.  At the centre French knots can be use.

For stem, Stem stitch can be used and for the small round satin stitch or any beads or  stones can be fixed.  If any of u use this design in your project, plz upload u'r work and link back with a comment in my page, so that I can also enjoy u'r piece of work.  The completed blouse neck with this design is here.   happy stitching.

Your comments are valuable for me to step forward.  Thanks for stopping by.

Have postitive thoughts always.  Cast all your burdens onto the Lord and Be Happy Always.

Shami Immanuel

Chickankari Embroidery sample

I have joined to do SAL with Anita of Artisticfingers.  She has taught Double Back stitch as the first stitch.  I have tried it and it came out well.  Tried a sample first and now working on the design along with her.  Have a look at the sample.

Embroidered Wall Hanging

I have used lazy daisy stitch for flowers, french knots for inside the flowers, cross stitch for flower vase. 

TAST 2012, Week 10 - Running Stitch

This is the trial of my running stitch.  I have used pattern darning here.
Have a look.

Now comes a simple pattern using running stitch.  I have started to work this on a plain pillow cover.  I came to know about this type of pattern while surfing the net and it comes under Sashiko embroidery i.e) embroidering geometrical patterns using only running stitch.  The results were very pleasing.  I have given a try.  I have designed my pattern using a graph paper and then transferred it through carbon to the fabric.  Have a look at it.

This is the drawn pattern in the graph.

Shami Immanuel.

TAST 2012- Week9, Couching

Whenever I come across the tutorials or pictures based on couching I would think that we should give try, becoz it seems to be a simple technique but produces beautiful effects on lines and curves.  But only after sharon gave this stitch as this weeks challenge it came into reality.  For my trial I have drawn a simple curve free form.  But after finish drawing I have seen the curve is in the shape of letter S.  That is the beginnig letter of my name.  So I thought I will stitch this turn that cloth into a simple coaster.  Here goes my trial.   

I have used 6 strands for both the laid thread and the fastening thread.  Happy to see the outcome.

I have added five straight lines and those lines were also couched. Here comes the coaster.

The seams are sewed through buttonhole stitch and near the buttonhole edge a square of whipped chain  stitch is made.

Now Couching in round

I have learned the couching technique from www.stitchschool.com

Shami Immanuel.