kutch work on a synthetic saree

Kutch work on a synthetic saree

I wonder why I was not blogging in the last few years?! Whereas, I have been working on one or the  other embroidery work... like  this saree, a salwar kameez for myself, bedshert,(posting shortly)Some stitching etc..

Though I had sufficient craft work to post I regret I have not been posting... but not delaying any more! Here is one of my works done in the previous years!
Talking about this saree,

  I did kutch work on pink colour synthetic saree with magenta colour silken thread. This  one is for my mother:)

I chose this particular motif for three reasons,

1) this was the latest motif at that point of time

2) this motif has easy to do kutch work which goes very fast while working on it

3) does not need  too much of other embroidery work  other than kutch work.

 The saree has total of 15  such motifs show n in the first picture and small diamond motifs in between.

I remember I did this one in 2006 during my stay in the USA to utilise my free time.  However do not exactly remember the time spent working on it.

Pallu of the saree

A close up of the motifs in the body of saree

Another closeup view

 View of Reverse side of the work done

Along with kutch work, stem stitch and herring bone stitch also called as kashmiri stitch are used.

Has this been inspiring enough to pick the needle and start working on a saree for yourselves!?

If so,  I feel thankful for visiting this post . 

Cheers :) 

Happy embroidering!

kutch work bedsheet

Hello friends .I know it has been a very long time since I posted anything related to kutch work in this blog.I call this second kutchwork bed sheet as this is the second one I have done.. and yet to post the pictures of the first bed sheet .

I had been working on this kutch work bedsheet in the last month... it took about 35 hours to complete the bedsheet which has this beautiful motif in the centre  along with diamond motifs all over the body.

Here is a closeup of the center motif

Here is the  close  of the diamond motif

This is the view of the complete bed sheet

A total of 30 diamond motifs  in kutch work along with the center kutch work motif took about 35 hours ... which gave me immence peace of mind and joy  while working on it.

Along with kutch work,  button hole stitch, stem stitch and herring bone stitch has been done in the center motif!

What do you think of it?

Angel arrives

An angel arrives :)

I have not been blogging for the last 3-4 years.I know it's a long, long time ..... and I kept wondering what kept me away! There are a few good reasons but not sufficient enough to  be away for sooo long I feel.

one of the reasons was..

.my new home was being constructed it ( in which we have settled for the last 2 + years.)took about year and a half..

secondly...

An Angel has arrived into our family.. :)

Yes after moving to our new Home.. there was a Good news ...and My elder daughter Prachi became proud sister to a cute little baby girl.. Shripriya.. who is already a year plus old now. She keeps me on my toes...It has been a very happy journey these days and the angel has definitely brought a lot of fun ,joy,n merriment into our lives!

here is a picture of shripriya  on the back ground you can see the kutch work bed sheet .

Prachi and shripriya

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kutchwork filling lesson 2

we are doing 5 diamond motif

points to remember:

Filling basics(refer to 6 basic points in outline lesson 1)

STEP 1&2 start from left, count in filling is (D,U,D) so pic 1 pass orange outline,pic2work on the outline.

STEP3&4 pass under orange turn and pass in center diamond

STEP5 &6 from center to top,fill the top diamond working on outline in anticlokwise way

STEP 7&8

under orange

over green

STEP 9 &10 in pic 10... needle goes,counting D,U,D,U and enters center diamond.

STEP 11&12 in the same way work the Right diamond and enter center diamond to go to Lower diamond

STEP 13&14 after working Lower diamond,pass the center diamond counting D,U,D,U & enter Left one

STEP 15&16 Last 2 steps before finishing

BACKSIDE VIEW

outline lesson 2

we are doing 5 diamond motif.

points to remember: the basic 6 steps

STEP 1:

STEP 2:OUTLINE GOES FROM LEFT ,CLOCKWISE.

STEP3

STEP4:

STEP 5 &6: pic 5 .. pass the needle.Remember outline basic U,D,U.

step 7 &8

step 9 & 10 pic 10 pass under (U,D,U)

STEP 11 & 12

STEP 13

STEP14&15 pic 14.. pass under (U,D,U)

STEP 16 pass under to finish.

kutchwork filling lesson no 2

this is continuation of lesson 1 outline.

you learn filling of a single diamond.

Two important points to remember,

1 filling always starts from left on the outline running anticlockwise.

2 in filling the count is down,up,down(needle passes down ,up,down at intersection of threads).

one point to cross check is.............

outline never touches fabric except at the beginning and end points. It is worked on the outline or skeleton .or else ... your outline work has gone somewhere.

STEP 1 & 2:

start from left as in pic..1

first count in filling is D,U,D... so needle is passed under the first intersection.

step 3: down i.sec 1, up i.sec. 2 and work in the outline to turn.

the first line... u see 3 intersection of threads... and might go under the 3rd i.sec...

but wait... ..... just follow the step in picture 5 . work on the outline .

STEP 6 & 7:needle under the 1st intersection and work on outline to turn

STEP 8 & 9:

pic 8 u see 4 intersections... count D,U,D,U.

pic 9 work on out line to turn.

Step 10: end at the starting point...remember...it did not touch the fabric :-)