chikan work on my baby frock

Hi all,
I had an organza shawl of an old salwar and i kept that to use when i learn stitching....and now the time came, i started going for stitching classes and stitched simple salwar bottoms using machine...sharing this with little pride..i really wanted to learn stitching for past few years..but now only i got a chance..

I thought to make a frock for my baby and the material was plain pink organza material...so i did chikan work design which i saw during a blog visit.here is the link for that blog ...

Pls do tell me your suggestions

I will share the frock once i stitch it....

Saree i did long back...

One of my first attempt.. I did small 11 flowers on the pallu and 5 bunch of flowers on the border...

I used whipping stitch, stem stitch and satin stitch...

Maroon saree

Initially i planned to do kutch work on this saree but i couldnt find time to trace that small desgin.. So i ended up doing like this... Please do feel free to write what u feel...

Border using running stitch like in kantha work.. And the peacock using whipped running stitch, running stitch, satin stitch, chain stitch, back stitch, french knots and herringbone stitch.

lesson 8

Hi , I took a leave from this blog for last 6 months.....and its definitely not a loss...because God blessed me with a baby girl who is 3 months old now...very happy to share the news.....

Now coming back to where i stopped....first of all i have to say sorry to Anita because i couldnt inform her about discontinuing SAL..actually i didnt want to stop the class..but i wasnt able to access the internet....

Eyelet stitch

Wave stitch filling

Pencil markings can be seen on the cloth...hope it will go when i wash it...

The completed design

The reverse side

Lesson 7

Completed  Lesson 7 .....

Overcast stitch variation

Ho.....it was really time consuming....but the outcome is good ryte???

Satin stitch variation

Lesson 6

Completed Lesson 6 and happy to share these pictures....

Straight stitch variation

See I tried both 3 cluster and 5 cluster on the either side of whipped running stitch....i like 5 cluster more....

Slanting satin stitch

Lesson 5

Here is the link for lesson 5 ...
Blanket stitch

see the inner part is covered with back stitch and there are a few running stitches too...

Interlaced running stitch and double back stitch

 

I love the wavy nature that interlaced running sticth gives...the triangle is stitched with double back stitch and the base of triangle is stitched with back stitch....



By the way Anita already posted lesson 7...i am little bit behind...i have to finish lesson 6 and 7 soon...

i will catch u all soon...meanwhile please dont hesitate to put ur valuable suggestions....

Lesson4

 Hi all,,

I am sorry to post my chikan work lessons late..actually i completed those on time but i was busy with another stitching kit...so it did take much time to post...i will post the pictures of stitching kit that i am doing right now....

so have a look at these.....

Lesson 4: whipped back stitch

Detached chain

At first i understood to stitch like this and Anita corrected me with lots of patience....
She corrected like this "According to your diagram- First chain is correct. In second chain A,B are right,C of second chain can be the same as first chain or between C and D in your image.But the end point 'D' has to be the same for both the chains or closer to each other ie either both the chains must share 'D' or the end point of the second chain has to be closer to 'D' of first chain.."

and here is the corrected pic....

Roman stitch

see there is also mistake...Anita is a good teacher ..she found my mistake very easily...

There should be only one roman stitch attached to the detached chain stitch.
In this image there are two or three Roman stitch.

so i just had to stitch one long straight stitch and a single cross stitch forming a single roman stitch...

 so the lesson 4 is completed....

chikan work lesson 3

Anita posted third lesson yesterday and the lesson was back stitch and double back stitch.
I completed those lessons and posting the pics. please have a look and write what u feel...thanks for visiting my blog....

the back side...

chikan work

After seeing the blogs of my co-stitchers i also planned to put the wrong side of the design....

just have a look...

chikan embroidery

I am very happy because i got a chance to learn chikan work. Anita's blog is providing a great opportunity to those who love chikan embroidery. Every week she is posting a lesson and we have to stitch accordingly.....

so here comes the design i completed so far......
lesson1(double back stitch) and lesson2(chain stitch and stem stitch) completed.....

chain stitch as a filling stitch: two variations

Chain stitch can be used as an outline stitch and as a filling stitch..it is very easy to do and it is a very beautiful stitch....

You can see how to do chain stitch as a filling stitch in this site.  I saw a wonderful variation of chain stitch used as a filling stitch in deepa's blog. I tried that one....

Upper side of leaf is filled with normal chain stitch and the lower side is filled with interlaced chain stitch or honeycomb chain stitch. Both are good for filling and both technique gives different appearance. Thanks Deepa for teaching a new filling technique with a familiar beautiful stitch....

acorn border...

I saw an acorn border design on this site and i just tried to do the same....

I used whipped running stitch and couching for the leaves. Back stitch for the stem and closed french knots, satin stitch  for the acorns.

saree

Do you know which is the most difficult part in embroidery??? it is transferring the design on to the fabric..atleast for me...i hate that part...and it makes me crazy when i have to trace the designs on to a longer material like 5.6m saree....usually i trace the designs.....

Do you have any suggestions to trace the difficult small designs???

see the perfect diamond squares...dont know when i will start tracing this design....

I am planning to do running stitch to the three lines ...first and the third using yellow and the middle one using grey..then i will fill the diamonds using grey....the saree is dark maroon...

the saree is more darker than it appears on the photo....

Blanket stitch

 The beauty of blanket stitch when it is done on a white towel....

glass painting

a dancing lady....

cross stitch kits

I would like to share some of my cross stitch kits that i had completed....

take a look .....

kutch work

an attempt to do border design....

a peach saree...

a simple design....simple stitches...

did this on the pallu....

 did this design on the borders....

  did this design on the body of the saree...

a larger view of the pallu.....

a full view of the saree....

completed ....

a larger view of the pallu....