Naughty Cats

#Naughty Cats #Crossstitch : I was too busy with my other food blogs. So I haven't updated here for a very long long time. But I never stopped doing cross stitch works.
This work has been finished by March 2013.

There are many types of cross stitches. This counted cross stitch is done on Bombay Dyeing Matty cloth.
Things Required :
Matty cloth
Anchor Skeins
Needle
Scissors
Embroidery ring
The design layout

First mark the center of the cloth.
Start working from center to top and center to bottom.
It is also advisable to stitch with dark colors first.
Then go to lighter shades and white color.

The cloth has to be tightly fit on to an embroidery ring.
Usually the skeins have six threads together.
I used two threads throughout this design.

After finishing the work wash in soap water.
Dry in the Sun. Then neatly iron it with hot iron box.

I have not yet stitched border. I have to make borders to this work.

Cross Stitch Designs

Cross Stitch : Counted cross stitch is done on an evenweave fabric called matte cloth wherein holes are present at regular intervals. The threads and number of strands are chosen according to the design.
The size of the needle depends on the size of the holes in the matte cloth.

Things needed :
Needle
Anchor or DMC skeins
Pattern with color code
Scissors
Embroidery ring

It is always advisable to start doing cross stitch from center point of the pattern.
The way of making each cross stitch should be done uniformly in one direction or in the same way.
The tension should be uniform and not too tight or too loose.
After finishing the work wash the finished cross stitch work using a mild soap water.
Then stitch with lining cloth.

I got this squirrel design from a needle work book that I took from British Library, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.

The color pattern was there for only the upper side. I made mirror image of it at the bottom. 

The pattern for border is taken from various sources.

Only the shades of blue is used in this entire cross stitch design.

This one also just like the previous one wherein mirror images are tried.

Here also Anchor skeins of only blue shades have been used.

This cross stitch design is done by my daughter. The hedgehog is done on a matte cloth.

It is mounted at the center of an old invitation card and made thread work on the card.

This leaves and flower design are done on a matte cloth by my daughter.

It is mounted on an old invitation.

Greeting Card - Thread Work 2

Off late thread work on card fascinates me more than any other creative works.

These works are called Embroidery on card or thread work on card.

It is an adaptation of string art on card with threads.

Things needed :

Machine embroidery silk thread, different colors

needle size 10 or 11

disposable syringe to prick holes on card.

The first balloon bunch is an inspiration from an advertisement that came on newspaper.

I made free hand drawing on a card.

Pricked holes.

Then worked through holes with different colors of thread.

Here I wanted to do butterflies. Here I used multi colored embroidery thread.

I made on a card.

Then pasted over an old invitation card.

This is also done on an old invitation card. 

I drew circles first.

Then divided these circles into equal parts. 

then made repetitive designs.

Here also used needle size 10 and silk embroidery threads.

This card is two work combined together.

The center piece is bead work on a cross stitch cloth.

This cloth has been attached on an old invitation.

Maple leaves are drawn along the circumference.

Then filled the surface of the leaves by string art.

Then highlighted the edges also with thread.