tast 104 108 109 ,cushion cover 3

 This is the sample for tast 108 ,109 and 104
You can find the working method on pintangle. Com.rice stitch and square boss are not even as I have worked it on plain weave fabric

Rim of basket is embroidered in buttonhole cable chain stitch

chicken scratch aka embroideries suss ie and entralac sweater

 Today the second cushion cover got completed.it consists of only cross stitches.

 This is entralac stitch sweater.the bodice was made using short row method.

chicken scratch2

 This is the second cushion cover I am working on.i decided to choose different design for this.this is a very simple design using only cross stitch but the result is very stunning and very less time consuming.

chicken scratch cushion

At last the embroidery got completed.and the cushion was also sewn
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chicken scratch embroidery

This is a kurti I sew for my daughter the fabric has got a broad border I got inspiration for the neck design

From jan sewing solution. But I cut the neck too deep and have to add pleated insert.

This is chicken scratch embroidery I have started .The fabric is 1 by6 inch gingham fabric and have used parle cotton thread size 8 for embroidery. 

Busy knitting these days .This is sleeveless cardigan.

This is a vest made in brioche stitch

This is atop down sweater made in entralac Pattern

aari work or tambour work

I was fascinated by aari or tambour work for quite some time.the speed of work was amazing compared to chain stitches done by hand.so i got some silk and zari thread from India and aari needles made of iron . istarted to practice on some spare cloth but every now and then the thread got unravelled and i have to start afresh.first i started with single thread ,then with two threads.but the result was not satisfactory. then i started with zari thread and it was much easier (2nd pic)

here i used some sequins also.

aari hook is very fine and after some online search i got to know that we can use 12or14 no crochet hook for the same work.this yellow wool aari work is done with 12no crochet hook.it was alot easier and i think this is also appropriate for a beginner to get hold of the movements of aari needle.

this is freeform practice with pearl cotton.if interested you can get more information here on needlenthread.com  

http://www.needlenthread.com/tag/tambour-embroidery    andhere  

http://broderiebeauvais.free.fr/CHapitre%202.html   this site is in french  and you can make use of google translate .http://toutenfildeparis.canalblog.com/ this blog is also very helpful especially for embroidering alphabets.