Monday, February 27, 2012

Chain Stitch-1

TAST-2012-8th Week-Chain Stitch

The Stitch for 8th Week in TAST challenge is-Chain Stitch. The link to Sharon's page who is running this challenge is here:


Here are my efforts:
1. Chain Stitch
2. Chain Stitch with varied lengths of stitches
3. Magic Chain or Checkered Chain Stitch
4. Chain Stitch with Running Stitch
5. Chain Stitch with French Knots
6.Chain Stitch with Bullion Knots
7. Chain Stitch with Beads in the center
8. Chain Stitch whipped at the bottom
 9. Chain Stitch whipped both sides in one direction
10. Chain Stitch whipped both sides in opposite direction
11. Chain Stitch whipped as a whole
12. Two Chain Stitch rows whipped in one direction
13. Two Chain Stitch rows whipped in opposite direction
14. Chain Stitch with glass tube beads
15. Chain Stitches laced
16. Chain Stitch with beads
17. Chain Stitch laced on one side
18. Chain Stitch laced on both sides
19. Chain Stitch-each stitch laced separately
20. Chain Stitch laced from the center
21. Chain Stitch with three coloured threads (6 strands each)
22. Three Chain Stitch rows interwoven
23. Herring Bone with Chain Stitch

Well there are lots and lots of ideas but no time. I will do them sometime. So keep an eye.....

I refrained form exploring, other varieties of chain stitches as they may be featured in TAST some time in the future.


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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Bindi-The Forehead Art

Part-2

Here are some of the various designs of Bindis we Indian Women wear:
The long line is also known as Niluvu Bottu or the vertical Bindi.The last one is called Dosa ginza or the Cucumber seed.

This is called Chandravanka Meaning sliver of the Moon or Moon. These  were worn by the kings and princes on their foreheads. This was worn by royalty.
This is Suryavanka or Sun
This is known as Namaalu or Namam Bottu. The Long line (Niluvu Bottu) in the first photograph and these ones here are worn by a sect of Brahmins known as Vaishnavites who worship lorn Vishnu or his Incarnations.

Read about them here:


Also look at the various varities of the Naamamas here:

Wow! I never knew there were so many.
You can see here Lord Balaji wearing the Naamam.
Here You can see Lord Shiva wearing the Adda Bottu or the horizontal bindi with three lines. This is worn by all the Shaivites-that is who worship Lord Shiva.
This one is known as Kalyana Tilakam or Pendli Bottu worn by the Bride and Groom of South India especially Andhras, during the marriage ceremony.
The Groom wears only the above one. But the Bride mostly wears like this:
The yellow dots I have used are in fact white ones i.e white colour is used. Since the background is white I used yellow colour.

Well more in my next posts...so keep a watch...


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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Chevron Stitch-2


TAST-2012-6th Week-Chevron Stitch

I could not post much these past few days as I was not feeling well. I sort of felt very tired and listless and din't have the energy to spend long periods of time on my computer. My experimenting with the stitches is also not much but I am going to pick up by this week end hopefully. 

Here are some more of my experiments with Chevron stitch:

13. with French knots,
14. with glass(tube) beads and other embellishments
15. with double shaded metallic thread
16. with different colour threads and Fly Stitch anchored with Detached Chain Stitch
17. with Detached Chain Stitch and Slipped Detached Chain Stitch
18 with Silk Ribbon and Chevron used for couching
19. with Fly Stich anchored with Detached Chain (upside down)
20. First Petal Stitch was embroidered and then half Chevron Stitch was embroidered lacing around the Chain Stitches on the top side. I hope you can get the idea clearly if not, I will post a tutorial separately.
21. Chevron used as waves with different coloured threads.
22. Beaded Chevron

I still have lot to do with this stitch. I havenot yet touched the half chevron. I have so many ideas. But for now this will have to do. I am lagging behind by two weeks now.


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