Cross Stitch - Daffodil Lady

Hi All
My Daughter started this cross stitch work when we were at Thiruvananthapuram.
We both did it whenever we were free and during long train journeys.
I finished it last year itself. But posting here now only. After giving lining and border once again I will try to post it.

Cross stitch is done on countable even weave cloth called Aida cloth. There are many types of stitches made on this cloth. Common one is doing X type stitches.
First the design has to be selected. After selecting design the next thing to do is to find out the thread colors required for making the chosen design.
The threads have color codes to denote each shade.
The threads are available in Anchor brand and another one is DMC.
In India Anchor threads are generally available.
The threads come in skeins of 8 mts long and with 6 strands.
The design has to be done with 2 or 3 strands and the number of strands needed depends on the size of the Aida cloth holes.

The number of holes for the design is counted and mark is made along the length and breadth of the cloth.
The design is generally started from the center and move outwards.
The completion of a cross stitch design depends on the time spent on it and the size of the design.

Thread Work - Peacock - Blue

Things needed :

Old invitation card

needle size 10 or 11

embroidery  silk thread

syringe or pins to make holes on card

scissor

thermacole

measuring scale

pencil

compass to draw circles

I have taken an invitation card and used the wrong side to do this embroidery.

First measured the length and breadth of the card using a scale.

Margins are drawn using a scale and pencil.

Then fixed the center point of the card.

I made this peacock sketch from an embroidery work. Then did the thread work on the card.

I pricked holes over the card by keeping it on a thermacol sheet using a syringe.

The holes has to be carefully made at regular intervals along the drawing line.

I have used machine embroidery silk thread and size 10 needle.

Done the stitching with single thread only.

The tension to be uniform to get desired result. 

Thread Work - Floral Design

I made this card with Embroidery thread.

Here I tried Circular Geometrical Design.

Things needed :
Old invitation card
needle size 10 or 11
embroidery  silk thread
syringe or pins to make holes on card
scissor
thermacole
measuring scale
pencil
compass to draw circles

I have taken an invitation card and used the wrong side to do this embroidery.
First measured the length and breadth of the card using a scale.
Margins are drawn using a scale and pencil.

Then fixed the center point of the card.
In the top one made a circle and divided into equal parts.
Then made small circles on all the four corners of the card.
The bottom one is also circle design.
I tried pure string art to do colorful circular border.

I pricked holes over the card by keeping it on a thermacol sheet using a syringe.

The holes has to be carefully made at regular intervals along the drawing line.

I have used machine embroidery silk thread and size 10 needle.

Done the stitching with single thread only.

The tension to be uniform to get desired result. 

Peacock - Thread Work

I tried to embroider a peacock on a card through Thread work.

Things needed :

Old invitation card

needle size 10 or 11

embroidery  silk thread

syringe or pins to make holes on card

scissor

thermacole

measuring scale

pencil

compass to draw circles

I have taken an invitation card and used the wrong side to do this embroidery.

First measured the length and breadth of the card using a scale.

Margins are drawn using a scale and pencil.

Then fixed the center point of the card.

Then made free hand sketching of peacock.

I pricked holes over the card by keeping it on a thermacol sheet using a syringe.

The holes has to be carefully made at regular intervals along the drawing line.

I have used machine embroidery silk thread and size 10 needle.

Done the stitching with single thread only.

The tension to be uniform to get desired result. 

After finishing the embroidery on card pasted it over another invitation card.

Collage With Paperbits

This collage is done on an invitation card.

I used color paper bits from magazines.

Green Butterfky - Thread Work - May 2011

I made this card with Embroidery thread.

Previously I have made a butterfly with black color.
Here tried with more than one color.

Things needed :
Old invitation card
needle size 10 or 11
embroidery  silk thread
syringe or pins to make holes on card
scissor
thermacole
measuring scale
pencil
compass to draw circles

I have taken an invitation card and used the wrong side to do this embroidery.
First measured the length and breadth of the card using a scale.
Margins are drawn using a scale and pencil.

Then fixed the center point of the card.
Then did free hand drawing of a butterfly.
I pricked holes over the card by keeping it on a thermacol sheet using a syringe.
The holes has to be carefully made at regular intervals along the drawing line.
I have used machine embroidery silk thread and size 10 needle.
Done the stitching with single thread only.
The tension to be uniform to get desired result.

I have done border also using embroidery.

Black Butterfly - Thread Work - May 2011

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, black color

needle size 10 or 11

disposable syringe to prick holes on card

scissor
thermacole
measuring scale
pencil
compass to draw circles

For a long time I wanted to do a butterfly design using this method.

I made free hand drawing on a card.

Pricked holes.

Then I made this beautiful butterfly by thread work using only black color.

This butterfly more or less based on string art.

I tried it on card.