Aari embroidery tutorial(links)

 

Wondering what is this... 

Hand Embroidery is my passion, I love to learn new techniques in it and this is my trail in Aari embroidery. I want to learn it but can't find time to go out, then I searched for tutorials in the net and tried something. The basic chain stitch is similar to crochet stitches, so it was easy for me to learn. Aari work needs a special frame but in the starting I used normal frame. After some trails I worked a simple design in my daughter's silk top.

You might have seen this  design with simple chain stitch  and some stone work in my daughter's birthday dress

Still learning it, waiting to find some time to learn the advance stitches...

If you want to try Aari work then you can refer here

http://www.maggamembroidery.com/

Embroidered dress

 This dress is specially embroidered and stitched for my sister.She always loves my work and motivates me.

The material is cotton and hand embroidery done in multicolor thread. I did some patch work in neck and sleeve to enhance it.

Just another view of it...

Silk cotton Kurti...

            Hand Embroidered silk cotton kurti materials......Enhanced with stones, sequin, laces.

Amidst of household chores and other works... one keeps constantly asking questions, the other pull my legs and walk around me where ever I go...I find  sewing and embroidering more relaxing...

and the words you friends give  as  appreciation gives me  pleasure...Thank you friends

  By the way it was made on request and delivered for a friend. I am happy she loved it  

photo:uthaya

Neck design

This week's TAST challenge is detached chain stitch(lazy daisy). It is one of my favourite stitch. I made a decorative neck design using herringbone and detached chain in my blouse. The back ground in the picture is the saree, I have used some matching green color beads.

Close up...

One of my work with detached chain stitch done some time back...

Deepavali dress

Hello friends, I am here after a short break....I was little busy with the family function(my sister's marriage) and then the festival. But there are many things to share with you. I designed the bridal blouse for my sister and a pattu paavadai for my daughter. Yet to receive the photos from my brother, so I'll post it later.

And now the deepavali dress I designed for my daughter..  

the back....

I just started it the day before the festival, so I kept very simple to finish it fast. Since the material is plain, I used some stones and beads to decorate  and stitched motifs in the skirt.

the details...

 Looking forward for your comments... Keep watching for

the tutorial - top with banded yoke. I will finish it in a couple of days.

Linking to the parties here

Her birthday dress and accessories

We celebrated our daughter's  birthday this week. I am sharing with you the birthday dress and accessories I made for her.

Just have a look on this little princess...

I don't know whether to call this shade as purple or violet, but I love this color. I have used silk cotton and lace material with satin lining for the dress.

Made a small top similar to shrug and a bow to tie at the back.

I did some sequin and beads work in the top.

I made a small bag and hair clip with the remaining  material. She was very crazy to have such a bag. In fact was very happy on her birthday not for chocolates or cake, just for this little bag I made for her.

the hair clip...

Thank you very much for the lovely comments you give me.

They bring a big simle in my face.

Next post is another summer dress...Keep watching!

I am linking this to the parties here

update:
linking this to

                                              

February Vintage Pattern Stitchalong- My version

(click the picture for larger view)

This is my version of February Vintage Pattern Stitchalong .

I have used daisy stitches for flowers, fish bone for leaves, stem stitch for stems, french knot at the centre with a lighter shade and white color thread, straight stitch inside the daisy stitch and some pistil stitches.

I may make pillow covers with this cloth.

Watching me, tracing the design and working, my daughter tried to

create this design on her own.

And the result is...

 

sewing... after a break

Hi friends, hope you are all fine. Its long since I am posting a sewing project....

Successfully finished this and it is my daughter's Pongal dress.

Started working this embroidery nearly one year before.

Simple chain stitches embellished with sequins, stones, ...

The skirt is circular skirt with satin lining....

My digital camera is not working. I took some of these pictures using mobile phone, so the quality of the pictures may not be good.

Update: Linking to red, blue or white challenge

Kiko's flower stitch - my sample

This is my sample of kiko's flower stitch. I just loved this stitch. I think it will look beautiful in neck lines.

I made one petal for the bud and worked some pistil stitch to give the calyx effect. You can get the

tutorial in pintangle

This is my 50th post, now I have one word to say to my dear friends

who extend thier ulitimate support

THANK YOU

  

TAST 2010-Raised closed Herringbone Stitch

 This is my sample for TAST Raised closed Herringbone Stitch. I just tried the leaves with the same stitch. For the tutorial click pintangle.

Tops for the jeans skirt

Now its time to have a look on the top...

It is a sleeveless top but has some frills as in the skirt. I made use of the jeans scraps to decorate the top with a flower and added some beads.

the top and the skirt together...

Thank you friends for your support and feedback. 

Your words boost me to create more, more and more...

Update
The link to the skirt is here

Jeans skirt

I always love reusing. Once in a magazine I learnt about making hand bag from jeans. Having an idea to do so, I was  collecting  jeans from  my husband and brothers....but for hand bags I should attach zipper. I hate those zippers. Once I added zipper to the crochet bag(Do you remember else click here.), it was really very difficult to me. Even while making dresses I will always go for other options than zippers. So no hand bags, then what shall I do with those pants( cannot throw it because the efforts I took to preserve them are very great....keeping them very safe so that my husband never have a chance to look them...he call them  'clutters' and always ready to throw away). At last I made a  skirt for my daughter.

The draft I used is very simple A line pattern but used panels.

                                           

Along with the jeans, the other material is cotton(remaining material after stitching my salwar).

Cut the panels, join them. you can use the wrong side of the jeans if the color is faded.



To add frills at the end, cut straps....

    join them....

 

 hem it along one side....

 make pleats and attach to the skirt or directly make pleats while joining it to the skirt. I have used rolled hem and box pleat.  

Join the sides. Attach waist band. The skirt is now ready.

Zipper is suitable for A line skirt, but I have used elastic.

Embellish the skirt as you wish.

 I did some hand embroidery and added beads to improve its look.

Embroidery details......

I am also making a top for this skirt, it will be the next post.

Update

The link to the top is here

Linking this to

Woven trellis-TAST

I don't know why.. I had some difficulty in working this sitich. I made three flowers, but I am not satisfied. The samples in the flickr group are wonderful. I couldn't make it in the similar way, I am thinking of making it in some other thread but .....when?  check pintangle for tutorials

Raised chain variations-TAST

Though I finished this three days before, only now I could post the pictures. As usual I am very.... late. Having seen many samples in the flicker group, I could not think any more than this. I was influenced by the circles, semi-circles (especially shirley's) and ended here .....

What to do with the space in the centre...so add some beads which matches with the thread.

Here comes another ....I thought of making a circle but it turned as oval so I completed it like this

this  too have some space in the centre, I may work some stitches later when my creativity boosts.

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