Anchor threads

First of all I'd like to thank each and everyone who'd visited my new studio,attended the workshops and for the love and support.

Now that I've moved out of my spare bedroom I'm having fun meeting and greeting fellow crafters.

It feels great to meet like minded people and have a fun little chat over a cup of coffee.Message me if you wanna join us next time.

I'd managed to embellish a silk saree for a dear friend amidst all the chaos.

                    

Now red heart crochet/tatting cotton threads and anchor embroidery cotton floss are available at the studio/shop.

                            

                            

Please drop by if are in and around Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai.

Happy stitching!

Trip down the memory lane...

An old student of mine called a few days back to wish me...We celebrate teacher's day on September 5^th here in India.She was talking about my initial stages as a designer (?!) and teacher.I was partly happy to hear her version of 'me' but felt embarrassed most of the time :)

I met a friend on saturday at a coffee shop and we ended up talking about 'me' again,sounds weird isn't it? My friend asked me if I remember when I'd sold my very first design/kit and all those memories flooded back into my thoughts very quickly. I sold my first kit in September 1993 (20 years!) Like any teen-age girl I bought a pair of gold ear-rings with that money,still have the ear-rings with me:)

I didn't have PC,printer etc. back then so I hand painted the design onto the fabric and all the instructions were hand written by me ,wish I'd taken a picture of my first kit.

I came back home ,searched my journal and ended up re-stitching an old peacock design to celebrate.I wish all of you are here with me having a piece of cake ,sharing my little success and happiness...

                               

I just followed my notes without changing much just to remember the past,only addition is beads/spangles .

If I'd stitched this peacock for the first time now I would have reduced the red color.My mother suggested that I should design another peacock for kutch embroidery,make it into a DIY kit or digital download,any suggestions?

Please feel free to comment ..

Happy stitching!

Anita.

Daisy border

Hi !

I've been working on a saree for the past few weeks , completed the entire border (approximately 10 mts) except the flower center as of now.

                                                  

I couldn't decide whether to do french knots or shisha for the center so this saree will be be sitting in a corner for a while until I decide…

Here is another wip.....

                                         

Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy stitching!

Anita.

Cushion cover

Hi!

I'd like to show you a kutch embroidery which I'd stitched for a friend . She is planning to convert this
into a cushion cover.
             

                             
And this is the same design with a different color scheme.I stitched this long time back,thirteen years I think.

                                                 
Which one do y'all prefer?

Happy stitching!

Anita.

Kutch embroidery

Hello everyone,

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend.It's raining outside,am enjoying a cup of hot tea and
before I forget let me show you all a kurti which I'd finished last week.

I'd worked the flowers in elongated kutch embroidery,the leaves in lazy daisy stitch and
the stem in whipped running stitch.

Happy stitching

Anita.

Kutch embroidery

                       
Kutch embroidery on a green silk saree.
Happy stitching!
Anita.