SAL Kantha - Final Update!

eventually here comes the final update of Anita's SAL..seeing my whole kantha design,cant explain how excited i was when i have completed last weeks tutorial..iam certainly fortunate to join in her SAL this time and really enjoyed it a lot..i can say that those who has not joined in have missed it everyway..

Needless to say that her explanations in SAL were crystal clear and i much appreciate her embroidery talent..i hope she will grant us with further wonderful tutorials through Artisticfingers as early as possible..thank you so much Anita..

uploading 4 pics here..

                         Enjoy Kantha Work!

SAL Kantha - Triangle Borders and Dots

This time also i was too late to update my SAL as i had some personal matters..anyway i finished it by yesterday evening..oops!sorry,somehow i have left to fill center of the crown flower..i will do it with the next post..happy and proud to see the Kantha design now :)..do you feel my color choice is going dull? waiting forward to Artisticfingers for tomorrow's final post..uploading 3 pics here..

Easy Threading Needle!

 All of you are in familiar with needle threader given below..

here iam introducing not a threader but an easy threading Needle..

for online shopping link is "HERE"

This needle has 2 eyes in the  head..the top of the eye (slot-eye) has been cut to allow the thread to pass through from above..see the pic below..

                                     
                                            how to thread the Needle

To use, simply hold both your needle and thread with the thumb and forefinger of one hand, and with the other hand, grasp the thread, pulling it gently but firmly over the "V" down into the eye of the needle..
when you stitch and pull the needle repeatedly,the thread does not easily pop back out of the opening..thats how the needle behaves..3 strands can be passed through the slot easily..and this needle is too sharp as well..
so not to worry guys! no need to squint as well !

The lower eye is designed as usual way we are all familiar with: after squinting, pass the tip of the thread through the eye of the needle and pull..Hmmmm toooo boring isn't?so always try to use the slot-eye..

here the threading of the needle is the step that is simplified with this tool, so it becomes an easy task to thread the needle for those who are tired or bored of threading so far..:))

i bought some packages of 6 needles from 'Jo-ann craft store' when i was in US..since then iam using this for all purposes including embroidery.. i also gifted to some of my friends and relatives who agreed that its very useful for easy threading..hope you all will adore it..:)

SAL Kantha - Dhaneer Sheesh border

i have finished this week's SAL Kantha where i have done "dhaneer sheesh border" with 7 kantha stitches using 2 strands of anchor black..i have filled the band with arrowheads through out without leaving gap at the bottom..even though mine is not so perfect,it was an interesting experience for me to make this special arrowhead band..i really enjoyed it a lot..thank you Anita..

SAL Kantha - Wheel and Borders

i love Paichano so i was also happy to change the borders as per Anita's decision..now it looks adorable na? Yesss,SAL Kantha tutorial is almost going to finish by 2 weeks..Damn sure that we cant get any wonderful tutorial other than Anita's..cant wait long for a new tute...so definitely i believe she wont disappoint us..
uploading my work for all of your view..

SAL Kantha - Crown Flower and Birds

this time i took more time to finish SAL Kantha especially the crown flower and still not satisfied with that work..my eyes dont let me to do the perfect work :(..so i had to satisfy with so so..uploading the recent work here and waiting for tomorrow's post :)..

SAL Kantha - Tara Booti and Dots!

hi
i was able to update last week's SAL Kantha at right time though a little bit late as i had to finish some pending works at home..awaiting next tutorial from Anita..:)

back side

SAL Kantha 'Bud and Calyx'

i have updated my SAL today following the tutorial from Artisticfingers..hope it's worked out quite nicely..i really enjoyed working with the calyx portion..uploading the front as well as back side..

Round Kutch Work

recently i have been hunting for some new stitches in youtube and came across this 'round kutch work' which was unknown to me till date..i tried it and the result came out like this..have to practise more and more by reducing the length of running stitches and gaps in between them to get a perfect figure..though kutch work is awesome,this can also be used instead of kutch work for some patterns..we just need to know where to apply this technique to get a beautiful design..

front side

reverse side

here goes the link for tutorial those who want to try:

vedio 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXNy8NjOne0

vedio 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KwGkA65vHE

vedio 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wApOavjsmK4

go through this link for kutch work designs:

http://www.indian-heritage.org/artcraft/designs/kutch.html

Courtsey: Nalini Anbarasu & Sumathi,'Indian Heritage'

SAL Kantha 'curlicues and leaf blades'

this time i was a bit late to update my SAL page..here we had a few days function in our temple and so not able to stitch or blog..but out of curiosity,i had to visit Artisticfingers on wednesday itself to know about how the new post would be?..sooo sorry to know that anita  was not well then:( and the tutorial was too short as well..
anita,hope you are getting over it now..BTW as you asked, iam suggesting a name for the leafy thing ie: leaf blade :)..now as usual iam attaching the pics here..

SAL Kantha 'Center Flower'

when i went through Anita's Artisticfingers, absolutely gobsmacked seeing the beautiful flower in the center..how perfectly she did it..awesome color too..i couldnt even wait for a day to try it so started stitching just after finishing my household chores..i feel quite happy when iam stitching those wonderful kantha stitches..hmmmm yet to wait till next wednesday! :(..as usual iam attaching the pics for your view :)..

SAL Kantha Update

i was waiting for Anita's post from 'Artisticfingers' to do the stitches immediately as iam always curious to learn new embroidery :)..now i have completed the 3rd step of SAL Kantha where comes the spiral,scroll and special kantha booti..uploaded the pics here..

SAL Kantha Embroidery

iam posting my 1st SAL kantha Embroidery sampler which i learnt from Anita's Artisticfingers..this is for my 'tablet' cover which is 10×7'' in size..iam using 2 strands here..after doing many more trial and error method i have ended up with this sample..here i have uploaded 2 pics including a reverse side as well..in my opinion reverse side always helps us to understand the way of stitching easily..i know practice makes perfect..so i did challenge and hope it turned out not bad..iam awaiting your feedbacks..i got interested to do this SAl and waiting for next lesson:)..thank you so much anita for your great generous attitude of sharing a wonderful art..

here goes my Kantha embroidery work so far..

                                                          right side

reverse side

SAL Chikan Embroidery

hi dear friends
i was busy with one or other reason for more than a week..besides, i was also very busy for learning and doing Chikan Embroidery SAL in between my busy schedules..
you cant imagine how much happy iam that i was able to learn chikan embroidery through wonderful lucid style of tutorial in Anita's Blog'Artistic Fingers'..thank you Anita for accepting my request and for sending the lists of supplies and charts along with design..while my blogmates were following her tute,i had not created my blog and so not aware of its registration..after seeing the participant's comments and pics i felt that i was so unlucky..i badly wanted to learn it somehow and emailed dear anita requesting if she can send me the lists and charts..she agreed to send me  and i started to do it last week following her 8classes in her blog HERE..i have mailed her my each and every updated embr images asking her suggestions and opinions..i really appreciate her generous attitude and cooperation..allover i enjoyed this embr to the core while stitching through the whole paisley..
wah an interesting mind blowing experience that i couldn't put down my needle and thread!!!..if i were there  with my friends in chikan SAL,it would be more interesting to me then..even though i lost that chance,iam so happy now that at least i could learn the beautiful traditional embroidery technique ☺..
my request is that if you are an embroidery lover,dont miss this wonderful technique,go through Anita's Blog and must learn the art..she has explained very well that anybody can follow the lessons..once again many thanks to dear Anita..

iam posting some pictures for your view..

Enjoy stitching this wonderful traditional embroidery!

Embroideried Chairbacks

4 years back passion on brazilian embroidery  made me to do some chairbacks using different stitches like portugese stem,raised lazy daisy ,caston ,eastern ,basque ,rosette chain ,kamal kadai, knotted buttonhole ,cretan ,fishbone ,bullion etc etc..apart from that i learnt muvvalakuttu ,ringknots, net knots ,chemanthi and lavangam from my friend Lakshmi Sadala while we were discussing abt stitch variations in Indusladies community..i would always be thankful to her.. for these above mentioned stitches,you can  also refer her beautiful blog.

there are 6 chairbacks i like to display with their closeups..iam sure you can recognise each and every stitches..i have put some of the stitch names below each picture for your easy reference..if any doubt feel free to ask..

long N short,rosette chain

kamal kadai

net knots

lavangam

bullion tip daisy,eastern

basque,cast on,chemanthi,muvvalakuttu