Blue kantha on dark blue tunic-4

This tunic also as a motif below the yoke borders.

B&B kan-motif pattern

The motif worked with medium blue, dull gold and white threads.

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The motif looked like this after working with dark pink thread.

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Some more running stitch filling and stem stitch outlines were done with medium blue and light blue threads.

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The motif, after working the antique gold beads inside stem stitches.

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The completed tunic-
The yoke with printed fabric-

B&B kan-tunic yoke

The tunic-

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The sleeves with printed border.

B&B kan-tunic sleeve

I wear this tunic with light blue [same shade as the printed fabric base] leggings. I do tend to work with these colours quite often!

 

Blue kantha on dark blue tunic-3

The pattern for yoke was similar to the sleeves, except for the dark pink details.

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Filling done on part of the squares.

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Triangles on the border worked with the same blue thread.

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After working with light blue thread and dull gold thread. The centre space is for the printed light blue fabric.

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The crosses done with dull gold cotton skein were worked with running stitch filling in dark pink thread.

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The medium shade blue thread was used for lining the oval shapes over the dark pink circles. These  were worked in stem stitch. light blue thread was worked on other part of the triangles on the squares and the border lines.

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Tiny antique beads were added inside the oval shapes. The picture is out of focus here.

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After completing the embroidery on the sleeves, they were placed on the printed light blue fabric which will the border the sleeves.

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TAST 2013.12.60.Diamond stitch-3

Stitch combinations are interesting, and if the stitch itself can be worked differently, it gives more opportunity for learning and practicing the stitch. Today’s explorations-
The last part of the sampler-

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The details-
6.In these samples, I tried isolating this stitch and working them in diamond and square shapes.

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7.The same isolated diamond stitches are worked in the first row, the starting point of the following stitch is inside the preceding stitch. I tried working two diamond stitches together to form a broad seam, I got this idea from looking at Annet’s samples.

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8.The diamond stitches are worked at angle in these rows, first row is to the right and the second row to the left. In these samples, I took an effort to stitch by angling the needle, whereas when I started this sampler, the stitches themselves angled in all directions-LOL!

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9. In the first row, the diamond stitch is whipped on both sides.in the second row, rimjim thread is used to lace a diamond stitch row, Pekinese stitch is worked under the diamond stitch row in the third row. A beaded diamond stitch is worked in the fourth and last row. The idea for the last row was also from the same blog

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The whole sampler-

12.60.diamond stitch sampler

While I was struggling with this stitch at the beginning of the sampler, the thought was to work some stitch combinations through which this stitch could also be practiced. But after the practice, I wanted to explore this stitch. Which made this exercise quite interesting.

 

TAST 2013.7.55. Buttonholed herringbone-4

After working three more samples I completed this stitch sampler today.

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9.Sheaf stitches and wheat ear stitches are added to a row buttonholed herringbone in this sample.

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10.The buttonhole stitches are worked with green glass beads in the first one. I worked three rows of herringbone stitches and the buttonhole stitches are worked over them. This looks like cutwork embroidery and opens more possibilities. But I wanted to finish this sampler today!

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The sampler-

7.55.buttonholed herringbone-sampler

I enjoyed working with this stitch. A great stitch for decorative purposes.

 

Embroidery, tunic, border pattern, bead work,own design

The tailor had given me the centre piece of the tunic fabric to work the yoke. I was eager to start the embroidery, but forgot to take picture after each thread. The threads used were cotton skeins and metallic threads in green and copper and gold. The yoke-

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The yoke after completion with beads and sequins.

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The pattern for the yoke-

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The tunic-

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Sleeves-

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Yoke-

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I wear this tunic with same yellow fabric of the borders. This kind of colour combination is typical of south Indian silk sarees. I love this tunic and enjoyed working on this.

 

Green tunic with beads-4

Sequins and beads were added to the outer borders worked in chain stitches.

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The borders are completed and were placed on the tunic .

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The border pattern

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Green tunic with beads-3

Shades of green were worked with cotton skein and metallic thread. And now chain stitches were worked in light green thread on the florals on the pattern.

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Completed with light green thread.

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Small antique gold beads were added on the beads and florals.

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Green tunic with beads-2

After working the straight stitches and chain stitch lines with brown thread , the green on the tunic  fabric was the next thread. Chain stitches were worked with this thread.

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The thread next in line was dark green thread

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Leaves with metallic thread.

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Orange block printed mangalagiri tunic-3

My pc is having some problem, so couldn’t continue with the details of this yoke   yesterday.
After filling the centre with green thread, back stitches on the border were worked in white thread.

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I am still on the orange spree, now it is orange pearl beads which were added in between the border motifs.

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The completed yoke was placed over the tunic fabric . the zari border is not seen here.

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The usual procedure of the tailor doing his job well , resulted in the tunic looking like this.

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Close up

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