Just String

Join me in my exploration of the world of needlework! Threads and fabric combine in so many ways - but it's all "just string".

Friday, March 25, 2011

Japanese Couching: Starting the Center Waves

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The center motif on Ocean Waves is stitched using a couching technique traditionally found in Japanese Embroidery. This is the first time I...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Background patterns on Ocean Waves

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If you guessed that I actually finished Judy Souliotis’s Ocean Waves a few weeks ago, you’d be right. Several of the stitchers local to me ...
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Turning Corners on Couched Borders

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My progress on Ocean Waves is continuing. The border continues with a few more rows of couching. When stitching a couched border such as ...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

About threadholders…

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A couple of weeks ago, Carolyn responded to a post with a wonderful question: Can you tell me how and why flosses or threads are attac...
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Monday, February 7, 2011

Ocean Waves: Beginning with the Border

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Before I go too far in describing the stitching on Ocean Waves , I’d like to thank Judy Souliotis , for graciously granting me permission to...
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

New Year, New Project

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On January 1st, to kick off the start of the new year, I decided to start a new project. I really wanted to start the Garden Gate Sampler by...
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