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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

New Stitches ....

I've spent the last year or so endeavouring to expand my repertoire of stitches .... here are a few ... practised/ devised on card as I am too frugal to waste a book block .... 


Bowles Braid ... I am certain that plaiting long stitches, whilst sewing the book block, has been done before ... I've looked and looked ... but can't find any examples... so for today ... can we call it Bowles Braid?

Bowles Braid (?) .... 

A couple of Hardanger stitches applied to the spine .... 



Stitches in situ, and off to a new stockist in Thirsk ....







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13 comments:

  1. Alice23 July 2014 at 06:09

    These spines are SO gorgeous. They are really effective with the very simple covers. Nice group portrait!

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  2. Anonymous24 July 2014 at 00:20

    Lovely, tactile stitches and they have translated brilliantly to the books!

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    1. Kate24 July 2014 at 01:17

      Thank you! Decorative and functional .. ticks all the right boxes for me. K x

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  3. Irene27 July 2014 at 17:20

    Great stitching,

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  4. Anonymous31 July 2014 at 22:01

    I've been looking for that very technique: Bowles Braid ;) When I experiment with stitches, I make a little accordion, but I like the idea of a rigid card.

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    1. Kate1 August 2014 at 01:23

      Card templates are great (old cereal packets the best!) .. if they warp or tear you know the stitch/ tension won't work ... K x

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    2. Anonymous1 August 2014 at 07:03

      Good thinking. I love collecting good ideas. You could say I'm a connoisseur.

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  5. Janice / Dancing with Sunflowers3 August 2014 at 03:53

    Gorgeous stitchery - especially like the applied Hardanger.

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  6. Paola Roma4 May 2015 at 16:15

    Lovely, great stitching!

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