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-

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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.

 

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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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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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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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I had earlier worked a plain green tunic with zardoai work. I think I am fond of green and gold combination. This green tunic fabric is mangalagiri cotton with stripes.

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The  idea was to work a separate border on a golden yellow fabric for the sleeves and a small yoke pattern on the tunic. Chain stitches were used throughout this project. Antique gold beads and sequins were used. Threads were anchor cotton skeins and metallic.
The width of the borders was 8cms. Since this work was done on yellow fabric, the colours used were brown and green[s].starting with the dark brown colour. This was the colour of the stripes on the tunic fabric.

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TAST 2012 week 34- linked double chain stitch-2

I completed this stitch sampler today with a few more additions. The second part of the sampler-

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Details-
4. in the first row, the first part of the double chain is worked away from the twisted chain. Running stitch lines ,border the linked double chain stitches in the second row.

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5. individual set of double chains and twisted chain are worked to form a border, a line of chain stitch is worked over them in the first row. Individual set of twisted chain and double chain are worked as isolated stitches to form the second row.

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6.pink pearl beads are worked over the twisted chain in the first row, fly stitches and oyster stitches are worked over a line of linked double chain in the second row.

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Though this stitch was an easy one to work, I was not inspired to do more experiments of this stitch. And the 32nd week’s  cast on stitch awaits me!

 

TAST 2012 40TH WEEK- Beaded hedebo stitch-1

The 40th week stitch of the TAST 2012 challenge by SharonB is beaded hedebo stitch. I have not done this stitch before. When it was part of the earlier TAST challenge, I skipped over it, thinking it was too complicated. This time I cannot repeat the same thing. So started learning it. Worked this stitch with cone thread on even weave fabric. The thread was thick and it required a big needle, the beads were added after working the stitches.
Today I worked four lines on the sampler cloth-

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The details-
1. I tried this stitch in this first row, I don’t know why the stitch  keeps curling! [maybe too much tension?]

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2. Alternate stitches are worked on square crosses, which narrows them a little bit.

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3. Two hedebo stitches are worked together in the first row, and wide stitches are worked with three beads in between in the second row.

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Hope I get more ideas for variations . This stitch takes some time to work though!

 

Blue kalamkari tunic-2

More details on this two part yoke of the kalamkari tunic.

After working a variation of Rhodes stitch around the border in red thread, fly stitches are worked on the sides of the Rhodes stitches.

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Two rows of buttonhole stitches are worked on the inner borders with tunic fabric colour thread.

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Round antique gold sequins were attached between the buttonhole stitches.

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Details of the embroidery on red fabric and the completed tunic will be on the next post.

 

Black and orange tunic-3

Antique golden beads and sequins were used as embellishments for this embroidery on the yoke. The central motif with beads-

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The embroidered piece was given to the tailor for sewing,
As mentioned on my previous post, the salwar [Indian style pants] was a glossy printed black and gold fabric.
The completed tunic set-

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The tunic top with lace border on sleeve-

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The printed salwar and the yoke match well together. The embroidery did not take much time and I have worn it a few times. Fully satisfied with this set.