Short tops

I have been stitching all these days and finished these tops as well as three Salwar Kameez.Back breaking.As we are planning to leave to the US in March I have a lot to complete.I am also going to stitch some frocks for my grand daughter.I will post it as and when I finish it.In between trying to complete all the incomplete projects in embroidery also.I made a collage of all the tops and here it is......The red and the green next to it is altered from salwar top which didn't fit my daughter..:)

Due to the collage I created the first one is repeated in the end also.

Short tops neck

This is for the neck part.Actually I was planning to stitch a collar for this and it completely slipped out of my mind.Hereafter I am thinking of drawing the pattern for the dress in a paper and insert it in the corresponding materials.That way I think I can cut the material accordingly.And one more blunder happened.While doing the embroidery I accidentally  cut a small nick below the ribbon and thats why the extra strip.(extra work too)

Short tops

We went to my brothers house in Chennai for Deepavali and had a gala time with my relatives.After the festive season I went to shop in T.Nagar (Chennai) for poly cotton material which is not available in my place.This is one of the material for a short top for my daughter.First I thought of stitching it as a simple Kurti and ended up doing some light embroidery.The maroon color is ribbon but not satin( I don't know the material).I washed a bit to check for the bleeding of colour.It was great.So thought of using as a border.I did simple lazy daisy stitch and some sequins. This is the sleeve part and for the neck part also I am going to repeat the same.May be with a bit more embellishment.

Happy Diwali 2010 !!

Dear All,

Wish you a Happy Diwali !!

Tassels.

I just wanted to share this.Normally for silk sarees the tassels are already there or they make it and give when we purchase it.But for ordinary silk there is no tassels at all.So I make this myself at home.

And I finished it in 15 min.

Embroidery for the neck

I have completed most of it and only the three bushes are remaining.After this I am  planning for some beads or sequins around the neck.For the bushes, I used Wheat ear stitch with one colour thread and filled the gap with another.Doesn't it look nice?And for the leaf outer, I used long and short button hole stitch,which is my favorite and the white thread with long and short ,in which I am not so good at. But tried to do a decent job :).I am going back to my sewing schedule from tomorrow as I have to do some sewing for Deepavali.See you soon.

Kutch work

I started this long back and somehow this one keeps slipping from my mind. Now when I was cleaning my Tailoring nook,I saw this and thinking of finishing it now.