Short tops

Here are two tops which I stitched.One is Raglan sleeves pattern and the other one is Maharaja cut.

Chain stitch and Sequins

Its been quite a long gap since I posted something.Last month I was out of town for 10 days and after coming back we  again left to Karnataka temple tour organised by Karnataka tourism.That was for 5 days and after coming back I was really tired by the journey and was out of sync for a week.So I couldn't do any stitching.I had a lot to stitch and because of that I was not able to concentrate in any embroidery.That lasted for another week and I am now doing embroidery for a black top to break the monotony.This is done with chain stitch and sequins.Unlike stem stitch,which is my favorite, I thought for a change to do this in chain stitch.It looks simple, but with the silk thread and that too in a single strand it needs a lot of patience to do the whole part in chain stitch.Any way I am happy with the output and here is the posting.I did a free hand drawing and have to do two more frames to finish the embroidery for bottom part of the top.This forms a border for the tops.

Jewellery

Its been a long time since I posted something .I am yet to finish the short top in which I am doing" net work".I am doing embroidery for the sleeves and will finish it soon.I did  a few jewellery, which I find very interesting and rewarding too.The basic materials are available in various colours to match  the clothes you have.I tried a few  and wanted to share with all of you, the same. 

NET WORK

I finished the block for the body part of the short top and have to do for the sleeves.I have to draw for that part sooner. I am planning to do a small border with herring bone with all the three colours of the flowers around the neck.I have to try it in a different cloth and see how it is.Once the whole thing is over I will post it as a short top itself.

Beautiful treasures

These are the sample embroideries done by my cousin,who is also from the same town where I live.She is a talented embroiderer and all these samples are testimony to her skills.These works were made almost 30 years ago and are still fresh and contemporary.She is alo my greatesr source of inspiration.The perfection with which she has done is amazing.I received a lot of treasures from her including some books, designs and also threads which are still in good condition. I thought of sharing a few of her works with you all.

The blue work is done in single strand of Anchor cotton thread with stem stitch and filled with seeding stitch.

Regarding the Peacock, the crown is pistil stich, the neck ( blue and green) is long and short stitch ,the back is filled with blanket stich with two shades of yellow. The branch is in satin stitch, the feather part ( blue) is in satin stitch and the green part is long and short stitch.

The photos have not done real justice and it is more beautiful in actuality.

Net Work

I finished one portion of this embroidery today.Thank you Lakshmi for your beautiful video tutorial of the network embroidery which I have used for the flowers.I  am happy at the outcome.I had great difficulty in matching the correct colour of threads to suit that of the material as it a two tone silk.
I would like to try the same kind of embroidery in a solid colour silk sometime later.
For the leaves I tried the long and short blanket stitch and it looked convincing.For the stem part I used two strands of silk thread and didn't like it.So made the stem stitch in single strand which I think looks good.I love stem stitch.

Embroidery

This is an embroidery from the 70's.This was done by my elder sister for my just then born son.
It was done with single strand Anchor thread.She is a lovely embroider and I preserved this piece
to give it to my grandson,who is expected this July.Despite the passage thirty years I still find the finish intact

and the design contemporary.This only proves our point that hand embroidery as an art is 'Timeless' and can be appreciated at any day.This is a driving force for me to keep doing something that we can leave behind which can speak about our love for the art,and it can outlive us.