Posts Tagged ‘edge’

Plastic Canvas Stitches

Posted on March 30th, 2009 by by admin

Fringe: Cut an 8″ length of yarn. Thread needle with loose ends of yarn. Come up at 1, leaving a loop on the wrong side of canvas. Bring loose ends and needle through loop (Fig. 6) and pull tightly. Trim ends to desired length. A dot of glue on back of fringe will help keep [...]

Netted Cabochon Necklace

Posted on November 12th, 2008 by by admin

With a deeply colored stone as its centerpiece, this necklace suggests the riches of a mysterious woman. A peyote-stitched bezel—worked with seed beads that decrease in size to hold the stone in place—is held aloft with lacy layers of netting. Design By: G l e n d a P a y s a n o [...]

Peter Pan Collar-Vintage Crochet

Posted on October 24th, 2008 by by admin

MATERIALS: Clark’s O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Art. B.4, Size 50: 2 halls of White … Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 12. Starting at inner edge of collar, ch 203 to measure 12 inches. 1st row: Sc in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), ch 5, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch, * [...]

Pinafore Frills-Vintage Crochet

Posted on October 24th, 2008 by by admin

MATERIALS: Clark’s A.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Art. B.4, Size 30, 12 balls of White … Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 10. A child’s pinafore, size desired. NECK RUFFLE-Wide Edge Starting at center make a chain slightly longer than neck and straps. 1s row: Holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, [...]

Fruit Border Shelves

Posted on October 16th, 2008 by by admin

six of the fruit borders were worked in cross stitch on white 14 count Aida using three strands of thread and were set into a craft wood shelf. The first three sections of the chart  were worked on the pieces of fabric and the remaining three sections were worked on separated pieces of fabric. When [...]

Cross Stitch Table Set

Posted on October 16th, 2008 by by admin

Flowers Centre Pattern This design was used for a tray cloth, but it would also look ideal in the centre of a table cloth, edged with the corner motif and border patterns. The pattern can be widened and lengthened by adding more of the pattern repeats. We chose to work this design in pink to [...]

Fancy Crochet Edgings

Posted on September 20th, 2008 by by admin

Picot Edging Experience Level Easy Size: 1-1/4 inches wide Materials Coats “Big Ball” crochet cotton size 20: 1 ball No 42 cream Steel crochet hook size 10 Gauge Work evenly and consistent Pattern Notes Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Always work on right side, fasten off at the end of each row, attach [...]