Photos of hand embroidery projects

Her mother, Julie Mola enjoyed free style hand embroidery, used in the traditional way on clothing and bed linen. she utilized a number of basic embroidery stitches in her work.

The Embroidered Apron

...and a close up detail of the stitching.

I do not see any transfer lines on the fabric so wonder if this was done entirely freehand?

Julie embroidered a similar apron in a different colour scheme...

...and a slightly different pattern. She makes use of herringbone stitch for the border...

...and straight stitches in two shades for the fir branches. I believe the circular motifs are worked in buttonhole stitch.

Embroidered Pillowcases

Julie also crocheted the lace edging also.

Another of her hand embroidery projects was a crib pillowcase featuring a little bunny, who's outline only is stitched in a similar way to traditional Redwork Embroidery.

The little flowers are worked in lazy daisy stitch This pillowcase may have been worked over a transferred image, with the delicate colouring on the bunny already printed on the fabric.

The next piece to share with you was also on a pillowcase. This is just a detail, showing a potted plant.

And lastly another potted plant, this time on an embroidered tablecloth.

I would like to thank Averi for being so kind in sharing her mother's work with us all.

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