Italian Knot

While surfing through the blogs, I just stuck up with a beautiful work at Anita’s blog, really amazing blog, The motif is done with a stitch called Italian Knot, the name of the stitch itself was new for me, I did an intense research on Italian knots, the information I got is not unique, people has different opinion about Italian knot, anyway what I understood is that any stitch combined with a French Knot gives Italian knot.
The knots formed in this stitch gives a beaded look for the motifs.
Fly Stitch with French Knot

Step 1 : Make a Fly stitch.

Step 2 : Instead of making simple straight stitch make a french knot at the tip.


Chain Stitch with French Knot



Try it out …
Another variation of Italian Knot u can see at Anita's blog.

Back Stitch

A very simple outline stitch composed of straight stitches only. Back stitch forms the base of many decorative stitches.

Step 1 : Make a straight stitch, then take the needle out through a point little forward from the first straight stitch.

Step 2 : Insert the needle at the ending point of the first straight stitch, repeat the process.

TAST–2012–Buttonhole stitch

I have created a buttonhole network flower on my tshirt,

The flower is stitched with button hole stitch, close up view of flower,

The middle is filled with french knots.

Tast 2012–Fly Stitch

Inspired by various creations exhibited at PintangIe.com. have also created some motifs using flystitch.

you just visit the above link, soooo many beautifulllll works…. we ladies are really talented and creative….

 

A fly stitch ring, used two strands of multi color cotton thread, am happy, it came out well…

Next trial (hi hi hi ) our own coconut tree…. how is it ???? r u getting a look of coconut tree?

Fly Stitch

Fly Stitch is an easy to stitch, beautiful and decorative stitch.

Step 1 : Take the needle out through the point a.

Step 2 : Insert at the point b ( a point little far and parallel to the point a. points a and b should be at the same level.) and take the needle out through the point c (which lies below and at the center to the points a and b )

Step 3 : Insert the needle at the point d, a point just below the point c. Thus forms a single Fly stitch.

Step 4 : To make more stitches repeat the process.

The back side of the stitch will look somewhat like this,

Illustrations

see my fly stitch experiments here.

Enjoy Flying !

Bullion Stitch

Bullion knot or bullion stitch is a Brazilian embroidery technique. This stitch lies embossed on the fabric.

Bullion stitch is a very easy stitch but for achieving it, u need a little practice and patience .

Use milliners needle or straw needle for ease of stitching.

lets go into the process,

Step 1 : Take the needle out through the point a.

Step 2 : Insert the needle at point b ( a point little far from point a, take point b to the direction which your bullion stitch should lie. (here it is a->b vertical), and take the needle partially out through point a.

Step 3 : (reverse the embroidery loop for the ease of making wraps) Make wraps around the needle with the working thread. The number of wraps ie the wrap length and the distance between the points a and b should be same). Don’t make the wraps too tight or too loose.

step 4 : Slowly take the needle out by keeping your fingers softly on the wraps. Then Insert the needle at the point b and tight the knot.

Here goes our hero…..

 

Illustrations,

 

 

Try it out , it is really easy…

Enjoy bullion……

Lazy Daisy

Lazy Daisy is nothing but a single loop in the chain stitch is done in circle. Thus it is also called detached chain stitch.

Formation of Lazy Daisy

the back side of this stitch will look somewhat like this,

Some Illustrations