Long french knot

 
This is a decorative stitch. We can also say it is a motif stitch which can be used for the purpose of making flower pistils or similar looking patterns. There is not much hassle in doing the pistil stitch and is just a variation of the french knot. I would say, pistil stitch is to french knot just the way long tailed daisy is to lazy daisy! The only difference is a little longer tail.
It is good if you have the knowledge of french knot before begining this stitch.

Fig 1: Bring the needle out through the fabric, say, from point A. Place the needle near A to the point where you want to put in the needle. Wrap the thread around the needle twice as shown.		Fig 2: Keep the longer end of the thread pulled with the other hand, as you would while doing the french knot. This keeps the wrap securely held to the needle. Put the needle in through the other end, say point B. You will finish one pistil stitch.
		Fig 3: This is how a small gathering of pistil stich will look like.

French Knot

French knot is one of the easiest of all knots. Interestingly, however, it is often hailed as the one of the most difficult-to-handle or difficult-to-do stitches. This, so much so, that learners often end up hating to do this stitch. I personally feel it is one of the most creatively use-able stitches once learnt, and not much of a deal.
This stitch is used as a motiff stitch to do little flowers, or as a filling stitch to fill in small circles and centre of flowers. Many closely done french knots can give a ‘woolly’ appearance and can be used creatively. You use both hands to do this stitch, so I would advise you read the instructions also to understand the illustrations.

Fig 1: Bring the needle out through A.		Fig 2: Now, place the needle close to the fabric. Wrap the thread around it twice, as shown.
Fig 3: Keep the longer end of the thread pulled with your fingers while putting the needle back in a point just close to A or even through A.  This is probably what you have to master. The trick is: if you are holding the needle with your right hand fingers, wrap the thread and hold it pulled with your left hand fingers. Vice versa.  This makes it easy to pull back the needle without the risk of pulling out of the wrapped thread, to put it back into the point A. If this seems difficult for you, try this: after wrapping the thread, turn the needle around about 180 degrees and then try to put it in A or near A.		Fig 4: Pull down the needle through the fabric. You will see your first french knot formed

Windsor Knot

The Windsor Knot is a thick, wide and triangular tie knot that projects confidence. It would therefore be your knot of choice for presentations, job interviews, courtroom appearances etc. It is best suited for spread collar shirts and it's actually quite easy to do.

While just about everyone can use this tie knot to tie his tie, it looks especially well on men with longer necks as its wide form shortens the perceived height of the neck a little bit.

To tie the Windsor Knot, select a necktie of your choice and stand in front of a mirror. Then simply follow the steps below:

	1) Start with the wide end ("W") of your necktie on the right, extending about 12 inches below the narrow end ("N") on the left.
	2) Then cross the wide end over the narrow end.
	3) Bring the wide end up through the loop between the collar and your tie.
	4) Then bring the wide end back down.
	5) Pull the wide end underneath the narrow end and to the right, back through the loop and to the right again so that the wide end is inside out.
	6) Bring the wide end across the front from right to left.
	7) Then pull the wide end up through the loop again.
	8) Bring the wide end down through the knot in front.
	9) And -- using both hands -- tighten the knot carefully and draw it up to the collar.

Congratulations, you did it! You see, it is not rocket science after all. Simply keep practicing the Windsor Knot a few more times until you can tie this necktie knot within less than two minutes.

Recycled Paper Crafts

Highchair from disposable cups

Pretty odd job, which is interesting to do themselves, and pleased to receive a gift.
Such a chair can become a decoration of the doll room, or decorated to your taste, charming complement the interior.

We will need:
A disposable cup, the best paper
Scissors and a Japanese knife-blade
quick-setting glue, such as UHU
4 sewing bulavochki-carnations
Strips of paper to a width of 2-3 mm kvillinga

Glass notching not to the end into 4 equal parts, then with one hand each side notched strips approximately 0.5 mm in width, and carefully, trying not to damage, separate from the bottom of 4 segments.

Leg bends inward and fix with glue.

Attach bottom of the bottom (inside cup) strip of paper and twist around the seat and legs.


Using the technique kvillinga , twist the strip in the patterns.

Merge 2 segments, gives shape to the back, cuts through the “windows”, and paste elements of the pattern in the technique kvillinga.
Attach to the back seat and make out the bottom of the seat with paper spirals.

For stiffness take 2 thin tubes of vatkok for cleaning ears, or twisting of the paper diagonally in pairs combine with legs, with the pins, and fix in the middle of a drop of glue.
High chair can be painted, better spray.

Retro Camelot Flower

Product List

Large Retro punch or 5-6 petal punch
Small Retro punch or 5-6 petal punch
leaf punch in proportion to your flowrs
Thin handle paintbrush or wood skewer stick
Adhesive of your choice
ink
water spray bottle



Step 1.
Punch 2-3 flowers from the large punch and give them a quick spritz of water. do not soak.



Step 2.
Using the thin handle of the paintbrush, curl the edges of one side of the petals. You can also scrunch the flower slightly to give it texture before you curl the petals. Let dry.



Step 3.
Glue one flower layer over the other, staggering the petals.



Step 4.
Using your favorite tiny rose tutorial make a small rose for the middle of the flower. I used 2 flower layers for the tight middle, and 2 more layers for the outside curled petals.



Step 5.
Your small rose should fit nice and snug in the larger flower.



Step 6.
Ink your flower edges.



Step 7.
Glue your rose onto your flower layers.



Step 8.
Punch out or hand cut 4 leaves for each flower.



Step 9.
Fold and sharply crease the leaves right sides together.



Step 10.
Using your skewer or paintbrush handle, roll your leaves around it tightly.



Step 11.
Now fold back the leaves the opposite way and pinch the underside (wrong) side at the top part of the leave to give it dimension.



Step 12.
Glue 2 leaves together at the base staggering slightly.



Step 13.
Glue the leaf clusters to the underside of the flower in any way you like. I did opposite ends in this tute. Make sure you like how much is showing on the right side of the flower.



Your flowers are done...Show me what you can do!!

SHEER BLOOMS

I am always inspired to create more flowers.



~~~Sheer Bloom Supply List~~~

Sheer Organza Fabric or fabric of your choice
Scissors
needle and thread (I strand 2 threads together for strength)
buttons, pearls, sequins, brads, ect...




Step 1

Cut 5 3x3 squares of fabric



Step 2

Fold the square in half wrong sides together (right side out) to form a triangle shape. Starting on one end of the triangle sew a running stitch from one point to the opposite point on the open sides of the triangle as shown.



Step 3

Now gather your fabric triangle into a petal shape by pulling the thread through



Step 4

With your square of fabric, repeat step 2 and three on the same thread.



Step 5

Gather your thread once again next to the last petal you just formed...Repeat until you have all 5 petals on the thread.



Step 6

Your string of petals should look like this.



Step 7

Now gather your petals tightly and attach the last petal to the first petal to form the flower by sewing them together..on the backside, which ever you choose to be the back side, make a few stitches to secure. Knot your thread and clip the thread.



Step 8

Now you are ready to sew or glue on your center. In this photo, I sewed on some pearls with stamen. In the title photo, I sewed on some pretty buttons. Get creative with your centers and show me what you can do!!