Chain Stitch, Twisted Chain Stitch, Buttonhole and Blanket Stitches
Raised Chain Band – Start by doing a row of short parallel straight stitches and then use a tapestry needle or the eye end of the needle to work the chain stitch over the straight stitches, for each stitch go over and back under the next straight stitch bar, the next part of the stitch is formed by going under the other end of the bar and through the loop of the thread which is the chain stitch part.
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Burden Stitch, Colonial Knot, Bullion Stitch, Seeding
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I think that most people from around the world will recognize this one as a Dandelion….I certainly didn’t plant them but they are a flower that is in my garden lol.
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Split Stitch
Padded Satin Stitch
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The book “Raised Embroidery – a practical guide to decorative stumpwork” by Barbara and Ray Hirst (1993 ISBN 1-85391-203-4) was my intoduction to Stumpwork…I loved what I found on those pages…Stumpwork is made up of background stitches (most of which are stitches that are used for crazy quilt seams), Needlelace and slips which are embroidered seperatly and then appliqued to the stumpwork background, I decided that a Sampler was the way to start and tonights detail is the first strip of the Sampler which is 4 inch wide x 13 1/2 inches long…I have also added some links to a few sites for those that would like to know more about the history of Stumpwork.
Links to further information on the History of Stumpwork
Rissa’s Pieces stumpwork old and new
Whiteworks stumpwork
JMD Designs “Stumpwork” Embroidery
An example of stumpwork from the 17th century
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This flower is on a ground cover that runs along the side of the garden, most of the time it goes unnoticed, sometimes even cursed as I pull out its runners and then one day when I look that way and see these flowers I can’t help but smile and go and grab the camera.
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This is one of several microminiature quilts that I made to test how small I could go and still have detail in the embellishment…in the top left corner I experimented with using fabric pens to draw the seam treatment, interestingly this does not look good in the photograph but does work when you see the real quilt…for embellishments I used and used seed beads and petit beads, the rose in the bottom left corner is a Colonial Knot done with silk ribbon and I used metallic thread to embroider a butterfly to look like a charm.
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