Crafturday

There always lies a mix and match set that we picked up for numerous reasons or no specific reason at all. There always are plenty options to jazz it up.That could be a challenge tooooo...When our conscious thinking sketches a look for the set that is just lying for years together, OOOPS!comes the real big challenge. Suddenly the garment disappears and wakes our mind about whom we lent it to?,is it with d dry cleaners?,Unwashed and found in the laundry pile?,after all that is sorted out..for that desi look we just remember we dint have an apt footwear. A flamboyant prospective look that we decided to drape ourselves in, gulps out a solid 30 mins of our precious time. Did we get to wear what we initially thought..No way! Anyone who could relate to this could get an idea here.. Following comes as an option to forget the mix and match and make it as a SKD (Salwar, Kameez, Duppata) set. PRIORITY: Find out that one mix and match set of Salwar, Kameez from your wardrobe that...

This design is adapted from a book on Punjabi Designs. Through out the design, herring bone is the only stitch implemented. Materials Used: Anchor hand Embroidery Skeins 0888-Green 089-Rose 0882-Peach Reference for the embroidery stitch: Herring Bone Design Source: Embroidery Designs By Nirmala Mistry

This design was a quickie in a day or two amidst my regular chores. An elegant cotton batik saree should definitely be acknowledged with a simple hand embroidered cotton blouse. Now this goes into my mom's wardrobe not mine! Materials used: Yellow carbon paper Design sheet Embroidery Hoop 5inches dia Scissor Anchor hand embroidery skein 0127 -1skein Crewel needle no 6 Method applied: 3strands Chain Stitch Laisy Daisy Open Chain stitch. Refer for stitches: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_stitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl6Bj7IePx8 http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/stitch/chain-stitch/open-chain-stitch/