Stitch Perfect

Time to get your needlepoint belts, bags and shoes out of the closet because we are ahead of the curve fashion-wise.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-embroidered-fashion-is-stitch-perfect-1440083638?tesla=y 

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright August 23, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Twisted Tale

I think you'll love the photographs Kathy took of learning to make a tassel and cording at the Royal School of Embroidery.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/07/29/rsn-diploma-passimentiere-part-1-the-cord/

She took photos of the tassel skirt making part, too.!
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/08/03/rsn-passimentiere-part-2-tassel-skirt/

Now for the ruff.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/08/07/rsn-passimentiere-part-3-tassel-ruff/

And finally the assembly of the parts into a tassel.
http://www.theunbrokenthread.com/blog/2015/08/15/rsn-passimentiere-part-4-assembly/

The classes are part of her RSN diploma, which includes having to learn passimentiere, which is making tassels and cording.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright July 31, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.