Dimensional Embroidery 3 - Winter Jasmine and Heather.

Hi Friends,
My third attempt on Dimensional Embroidery. I got this design from a book called "Embroideries from an English Garden" written by Carol andrews.

Cheers
Savitha.

Dimensional Embroidery - 2 Completed.

Hi Friends,
The completed version of dimensional embroidery - 2.

Cheers,

Savitha.

Dimensional embroidery-2

Hi Friends,
This is my second motif in dimensional embroidery. It is an enhancement of the eariler post, in which i tried the up and down flowers. I just developed it into a bushy plant and added extra flowers. 
The flowers made of up and down flower stitch. The leaves and stem with open fishbone stitch.

Cheers
Savitha

Dimensional Embroidery 1 - Completed

Hi Friends,
I have completed the dimensional embroidery-1 project.
This motif is done with Button hole stitch variations, french knots, and stem stitch filling.

This Flower is stitched with Detached buttonhole for the petals and french knots for the center of the flower and stem stitch for the vines(did not turn out so well) and satin stitch for the leaves

Finally the entire motif.  Looks better :).

Cheers
Savitha

Merry Christmas.

Hi Friends,
Wish You and Your Family A Merry Christmas.

Cheers

Savitha.

Update on Dimensional Embroidery - 1

Hi Friends
some more updates on dimensional embroidery.

Cheers

Savitha.

Dimensional Embroidery - 1

Hi Friends,
One more attempt on dimensional embroidery.  The flowers are stitched with variations of Button hole stitch. and the leaf with satin stitch.

I hope you like it. Thank you for visiting my blog.

Cheers,

Savitha.

A New Scarf

Hi Friends,
This is a new scarf I made for my friend. It is made of 100% wool  and its warm and cosy. It took almost 2 days for me to make it I got this pattern from here. Its Suzetta's scarf free pattern.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Cheers

Savitha.

A Try on Up-Down Flower

Hi Friends,
I recently came across the blog "Lets learn embroidery", its a wonderful blog by Ina. I was so desperate to learn everything in her blog. This Updown flower is one of my try along with a little bit of my way. These flowers are embroidered with cone thread.

cheers

Savitha.

TAST 2012 Challenge

Hi Friends,

Sharon for Pintangle is starting a new Take A Stitch Tuesday challenge for the year 2012. Its very exiting Challenge and anyone who is interested in embroidery can take part in it. Above all It is free of cost. If you wish to take part in this challenge please click here, and you can find more information.
Cheers
Savitha

Embroidered Deer

Hi Friends,
 I would like to show you my favorite deer made with stem stitch and satin stitch.

Thank you for visiting my blog. your comments are more valuable to me. Thank you.

cheers

Savitha

Some musings on painting.

Hi Friends,
Long long ago(around 8 yrs back) I tried some paintings on one of my old half saree. Here are some of their pictures.

The half saree has become old, but still it is there with my mom for the work I had done.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

your comments are more valuable to me.

cheers

Savitha.

Flowers in Embroidery.

Hi friends,
Here are some more flowers from my embroidery. This piece was done by me around 10 years ago.
This orange and red flower made with weave stitch and outlined with chain stitch.

The pink flower is made with herringbone stitch. the center of the flower is outlined with stem stitch.

The leaves are made of button hole stitch and the veins with herringbone stitch.

The Blue flower is again made with button hole stitch, and the pollens and stamen, with yellow French knots and dark blue stem stitch. The center of the flower is again made with button hole outline and satin stitch in the middle.

The leaves are stitched with satin stitch. the purple with long button hole stitch and the centre with satin stitch

The Colourful Butterfly made with multi coloured machine embroidery thread.  The edges made with satin stitch, and inside of the feathers stitched with chain stitch. The antenna stitched with stem stitch. 

The red flower is stitched with button hole stitch and satin stitch. the center of the flower is stitched with couching and inverted buttonhole stitch.

This red flower is stitched completely with satin stitch. The leaf is made of net stitch.

This is my full garden of flowers with a butterfly.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Your comments are most valuable to me.

cheers,

Savitha.

Hand made Rugs

Hi Friends,

These rugs are made out of old sarees.

cheers

Savitha.

Kuch work.

Hi Friends,
Here is an elephant made of Kuch Work, This is one of my favorite.

Thank you for visiting.

cheers

Savitha

Earlier works.

Hi Friends,
These are some of my very early works, done around 15 years ago. they have become very old.

I have done these flowers with machine threads, just gave a try and turned out very well.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Cheers

Savitha.

Cretan stitch flower and leaves.

Hi Friends,
This is my post for sharons "Post a photo of cretan stitch".

The leaves and the flower petals are stitched in cretan stitch. I tried a new stitch for the stem I didn.t know the name of the stitch. But it came out very well.n You can view the stem very well in the below picture.

The center of the flower is made of satin stitch. detached button hole stitch and french knots :) just gave a try of various combinations.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

cheers

Savitha.