Innovation is the creation of the new or the re-arranging of the old in a new way.

- Michael Vance

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

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. 


Friday, July 8, 2011

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.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

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.


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Necklaces Using Beads & Crystals

I finished these necklaces sometime back & just got time today to upload them for your view.


Beading is one hobby which gives me great pleasure and a sense of contentment.
Beading work requires great skill and imagination.

 Top one : This spiral rope chain design looks like a complicated one. But really it is very easy.
The only thing we have to do is choosing right bead and good color combination.
The thread should be very thin.
It has to pass through beads several times to do spiral rope.
It is very important to choose thread/wire accordingly.

Next important point is needle.
The needle should be very very thin.
Its eyes should be just right to thread the wire.

Things needed :
seed beads
pearl
bugle beads
crystals
nylon wire
needle size 12
clasps or hooks
scissors