I want to try ladder stitch, which is similar to buttonhole stitch.
Background was cut from lavender felt and red felt. The fabric scraps I am using are red. Strips were cut 1.8cm to 3 cm wide and random lengths. I layered these on top of the felt until I came to a pleasing arrangement.
Sewed 0.5cm along the edge of the strips, but didn’t sew the full length of some strips as I wanted a random feel. I left the threads long, and will attach beads to them at the end.
Popped the quilt into the wash to fluff it up, but the threads have knotted and all messed up, so I have learnt from that.
Spent a while in front of the fire, yes, it is wet and grey day today, perfect for hand sewing. I used variegated crochet cotton, and standard embroidery thread to try different textures.
The ladder stitch then got embellished with ribbon, rikrak, sequins and beads. I sewed white and red buttons on some of the ladder stitch as well.
I put tassels at the end of a length of beads, 4 threads of crochet work better than 3.
I surprised myself with all unfinished edges and frizzy bits of thread.
Background was cut from lavender felt and red felt. The fabric scraps I am using are red. Strips were cut 1.8cm to 3 cm wide and random lengths. I layered these on top of the felt until I came to a pleasing arrangement.
Sewed 0.5cm along the edge of the strips, but didn’t sew the full length of some strips as I wanted a random feel. I left the threads long, and will attach beads to them at the end.
Popped the quilt into the wash to fluff it up, but the threads have knotted and all messed up, so I have learnt from that.
Spent a while in front of the fire, yes, it is wet and grey day today, perfect for hand sewing. I used variegated crochet cotton, and standard embroidery thread to try different textures.
The ladder stitch then got embellished with ribbon, rikrak, sequins and beads. I sewed white and red buttons on some of the ladder stitch as well.
I put tassels at the end of a length of beads, 4 threads of crochet work better than 3.
I surprised myself with all unfinished edges and frizzy bits of thread.
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