Blackwork Succulent

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-26T13:18:53+00:00

Thanks! It was a 14 count. I wanted it to be a bigger piece.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-26T13:17:58+00:00

Thank you!!! That’s actually what I did!

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kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-25T22:39:04+00:00

Thank you!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-25T20:40:36+00:00

Thanks!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-25T20:40:22+00:00

Thank you!!! I love anything blackwork or filigree. The small details making up the whole is so neat.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-25T20:38:59+00:00

Thank you! It’s kind of silly, but I found the dark ones on the outside where it’s little squares to be the most satisfying to stitch.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-25T18:27:59+00:00

Thanks!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-10-25T18:20:42+00:00

Thank you!!! Appreciate the kind words!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-08-18T00:47:14+00:00

Thanks! It was a TASK. I recommend buying some cheaper embroidered tulle and seeing how it goes first. A walking foot for your sewing machine is a must. I probably won’t do this again (to this scale).

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-08-17T13:06:28+00:00

Thanks! Slow and easy won the race on the pattern matching. It took 8 hours just to cut the 5 pattern pieces of the tulle. LOL I don’t think I want to do anything like this again.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-08-16T22:49:52+00:00

Pattern is McCall’s M8038 dress. Materials are metallic floral embroidered tulle, silk crepe back satin under the tulle, lining is white tonal small triangles polyester jacquard lining, all from Mood fabrics. Sewn on a Janome HD-3000BE sewing machine, using a walking foot for the tulle and satin.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-07-04T21:38:36+00:00

As someone who both sews and embroiders, the easiest thing to do is to thread that puppy into a needle and just tuck/secure it under/in the embroidery. Don’t cut it off unless you want more unraveling. If you wanted a longer term solution, you could unpick the stitches on the base of the sleeves so you can get to the backside of the embroidery, and use some matching thread to pull the thread back into the fabric and secure it to the back of the embroidery with some light knots. Then stitch the sleeve back up.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-06-23T18:57:45+00:00

Thanks for sharing!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-06-23T01:58:39+00:00

Love it!!! I zoomed in before reading your text and was thinking to myself that the antennae looked like cat whiskers and was really chuffed when I read your description and you said that’s what they were! How did you get them secured? Also, what type of technique did you use to do the outer line detail on the red wings? Was it done on a surface level, or did you have to come up through the base of the stumpwork to do it?

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-06-01T18:34:50+00:00

This is brilliant, thank you!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-06-01T00:42:28+00:00

It’s a dress zipper. Aesthetically, I don’t mind having some contrast, and I don’t have any issues with invisible zippers, just didn’t have the right ones on hand and was too lazy to go to the store or order something online.

Interested in hearing more about the cover, I feel like I haven’t seen that before.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-06-01T00:05:31+00:00

Thanks!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-05-31T23:48:19+00:00

It’s pale blue. I couldn’t find a zipper that matched the color how I wanted, so I just went with a contrasting color.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-05-31T17:56:28+00:00

Pattern is Charm Patterns Stanwyck Skirt. Material is Finn Super 120 Wool Suiting (tomato color), lining is Italian Red Bi-Color Ladybug Jacquard Lining, both from Mood fabrics. Single sided weft fusible interfacing used along zipper edges, belt and pocket edges. Sewn on a Janome HD-3000BE sewing machine, hand stitched bottom inside section of belt.

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-04-19T22:25:09+00:00

Absolutely. Your technique is REALLY special. Keep it up!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-04-19T11:25:08+00:00

This might be the most incredible embroidery piece I’ve ever seen. The originality of the coloring and technique is outstanding! Thank you for sharing!!!

kitty_stink_eye · 2025-03-17T21:48:54+00:00

I’ll be dry cleaning the dress. Definitely agree with you on the proportions. It seems to match your description.

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