TDSITM

I can’t beleieve I have not been posting for  more than a month,

Ineed to be more organised, The completed stitches of this challenge-

I am working on some small projects at the moment .they  are all  gifts for the family.some cross stitched towel edgings,and a few embroidered lingerie pouchs.

I have finished the first twelve stitches of this challenge.

 

The next one-

There so many french knots to do, since I am not using beads-

I have not started the next set of stitches yet-

I ‘ll tell about my projects on the next post

 

TDSITW-4

The fourth stitch of this stitch challenge-

The fabric doesn’t look like green at all.I am trying out new colour combinations This could end as a colour sampler too.I enjoy doing these challenges more than I thought I would,but lack of  proper organising is very frustrating .

I want to do some personalised gifts for my new niece-in law.Iam browsing the books and internet for ideas. I want them to be practical too.Iam still unable to decide on the projects.I found so many bead projects,ornaments,paper techniques. Innumerable eye candy available, Iam totally amazed and humbled by the projects done by these people.

Sharon has again provided so many blogs in the letter’B’. I had such a good time browsing them,I find it a enjoyable past time to see the projects of others.Iam also working on a tunic, which I feel is taking  too much of time, sometimes it happens like that, I”l be happy to finish this yoke.Because of this, there seems to be a’design block’ -if I can call it that.

 

TDSITM-3

This is the third stitch of this challenge.

The fabric is the same light green cloth, the picture  taken shows a different shade.

At present I am designing a green tunic, where I make use of some seam treatments.The most tedious part is the designing, I feel.Requires total concentration, the basic idea of how the finished project will look-should be imagined i this stage itself. I also finished a towel edge for my nephew with his name, picture of which I ‘ll post after  it is given to him.I chose the fonts from the antique Ebooks from the net.I love designing names for a reason- I have a very lousy handwriting! I can compensate for that in this way.Embroidered name looks better than than the written one.

 

TDSITM-2

 This is the second stitch on this challenge.Shawkl had given two versions of each stitch -with and without beads. I have stitched  without beads.These decorative seam treatments serve different purposes- they look good,can be used for decorative purposes[crazy quilting]  ,helps in coordinating colours,explore different stitch combinations and useful as a sampler too.

When I initially started learning embroidery, I found a way for remembering the stitches- I ‘ll pick one stitch , and choose a pattern appropriate for that and work the whole project in that stitch. this helped me to master each and every stitch I chose.I don’t do that any more, I usually mix and match various stitches together. I am able to use only a few stitches at a  time.Some times I also work on particular type of Embroidery- Kanthawork, kutchwork, mirror work, assissi, cross stitch,beadwork.

 Working on these decorative stitches is a new learning experiance. I also wanted to do 100 details in 100 days. first I ‘ll start with the TDSITM and may move on to this one. Sharon is currently posting information on her band samplers- Iam interested in that also.It seems work ing between my projects, and challenges ,learning new methods  of embroidery moves back on my line of priorities.Either I have to organise myself more or Iam doing too many things at once. Time will tell.

 

New challenge-TWSITM

This month’s stitch explorer is casalguidi embroidery. I have never tried this before.I am happy to try any  new form of embroidery, but the difficult part is getting  the idea for using the embroidery on a project.Without the idea it is hard for me to learn, but without mastering , I can’t have any idea.so I  still haven’t started on this casalguidi.Iam yet to start on the trellis stitch too.

 I found this new stitch challenge in the blog- www.shawkl.com- Twelve dozen stitches in twelve months. It is very interesting.I’ll see if I can join the challenge. I have  started on the stitches, but I need to try harder to keep up with the challenge.This is the sample I made of the first stitch, I am not using  any beads.

The fabric I am working on is a handloom cotton from south India. Iam just using the  threads from other projects.So choosing the colour combination, will also be interesting.I can mixmatch as I feel like.

 Iam also working on other projects,Iam designing, embroidering on tunics .selecting monogrammes to customise hand towels,browsing the net for ideas for small ornaments and their finishing techniques- I realise I have to go a lllloooooonnnnnng way. I should be more regular on my posts.

I am sorry I have been very lazy in writing the tutorials of- kutchwork, phulkari.With so many UFOs – give me some more time, I ‘ll get on them.

 

Stitch Explorer- March Assissi Embroidery-completed

I enjoyed doing this month’s stitch explorer-Assissi embroidery.

But ,Iam not fully satisfied because, I don’t feel I have explored this embroidery.I did not try new and bigger ways. Iam still new to these challenges,and just feeling my way now around .

I did not explore trellis stitch at all -Iam yet to learn.Somehow I keep postponing it.

My assissi picture frames all together-

I eagerly waiting  for the next challenge,and hoping I can explore and finish it on time.

 

Stitch Explorer-March Assissi Embroidery-4

This is the last picture of my four assissi frame  designs

  Deer was the main theme.I chose  an easy blackwork fillng pattern.

I like the border of this picture the best of the four .

I forgot to take photo of this picture ,while I was working.

The framed picture-

 

Stitch Explorer-March Assissi stitch-3

This is the third picture of the assissi frames ,I designed last year.

The peacock is the main design in this picture.Iam always fond of traditional  Indian motifs.Within the size of the frame,I was unable to do a symmetrical design.Deciding on the   overall pattern  was not as easy as I thought it would be.

The border is very simple chesswork pattern.

Now the framed picture-

 

Stitch Explorer-3 March Assissi embroidery-2

This  is the 2nd picture I had designed earlier for doing  assissi embroidery.I have maintained the basic idea of miniature [Indian]  in this also. This is also a symmetrical floral design.

I did not work on the blackwork filling patterns ,when I designed these pictures.Along with working on the design, I had to calculate on the overall blackwork pattern too.I am doing  a different pattern for each picture, just to give myself a variety.

 

I stitched my initials on the big flower petal.

The picture allignment is not good, too late to do something about it.

Little imperfections are part of the trade!

The border is a geometrical pattern.

This is not a square weave  cloth, it is rectangular. Important detail-which I overlooked, while calculating the number of squares for the designs,.Fortunately I found that before I started working, and added 10 squares to the width and adjusted.

 

Stitch Explorer-3 MARCH ASSISSI EMBROIDERY

I was waiting for this ,from the moment I joined the stitch explorer challenge.

March’challenge- assisssi embroidery was on my to do list.I had designed small pictures last year, but the right time never came, to work on them.

Now I can  work on the challenge and project together- I started on my first  5 days ago-

Design- I was inspired by the mughal miniatures when I was designing the pictures. Inner design is derived from that.

The border was  a geometrical pattern. the finished picture-

 I already had this IKEA frame, and this was the reason,I designed the pattern.

 I enjoyed working on this, thankyou Sharon.