Saturday, December 29, 2007

Stocking Detail 33

The lower diagonal seam is herringbone sewn with silk/cashmere knitting yarn. Along one side is silk ribbon chain stitches.
The upper diagonal seam is palestrina stitch sewn with silk ribbon. Along the top are pistil stitches and straight stitches in silk ribbon.
The motif is a braid trim couched down in a spiral.

2 comments:

Candi said...

Oh it's just beautiful I love the way you spiraled the trim.
HUGZ:)
Candi

Susan said...

Yep, I'm with Candi - that spiraled trim is a great touch, and the color fits perfectly, too. I also like the silk ribbon embellishing you did.