Joining Stitch 5
I like this randa stitch a lot. But I’m thinking it is very similar, if not the same, as Sushma’s 355 stitch. I really enjoyed doing the 355 stitch with the wrapping of the...
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Joining stitch sampler 3 and 4
This stitch was very simple, only three passes of the needle. Important to be consistent! The simplest stitches require the most care. My tutorial is here: Step-by-step Palestrina Stitch This randa stitch is similar...
Joining stitch sampler
They have a lot of names including joining stitches, randa embroidery, fagoting, insertion stitches, bridging stitches. I’m in the process of making a fabric concertina, “Adrastea,” and realized I needed to try out some...
Adrastea
Phase 1 of this fabric concertina is complete: the initial stitching together of layers on each panel. I stitched the Threadcrumbs patches to their backing cloth and the very thin dyed cloth to a...
Randa stitch
This is a mini tutorial for the randa embroidery stitch I used for the concertina joins. The joins look great on both sides! I used a variegated Valdani pearl cotton thread. I learned this...
Xenotopias – progress
I am really happy to be getting closer to a finished concertina book, titled “Xenotopias.” The name came from Rob Macfarlane’s book The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot. It means strange or foreign...
Habitable
They didn’t suit me after all Revisions Long division Adjusting to new territory Adjusting Titles auditioning for my art piece in progress. It will be made of 20 pieced squares representing landscapes. The titles...