Chumki Work!

Chumki Work!

Chumki Work is a decorative stitch which is used in borders or outline or even in any design or pattern. Today I am sharing a very simple and easy chumki work which is also called as Sitara work.

Chumki Work can be done with any stitch, today I am sharing back stitch chumki Work. You can use same colour threads and chumki or contrast  colour or even lighter shades of threads that match your chumki.

Things required:
Fabric
Needle
Thread - I am using Anchor thread
Hoops
Chumki / Sitara

Steps and instructions of Chumki Work:

# Draw a line or design.

# Put a knot in thread. 

# Take the needle under the fabric and start with running stitch. Leaving little space take the needle under the fabric and place your chumki and pull your thread.

# Bring your needle to the previous stitch where it ended. 

# Just next to chumki take the needle under the fabric again bring to the previous stitch where it ended ( middle of the chumki).

# Repeat this process. As we do our back stitch.

# In the end bring your needle down and put a knot.
# Back side of chumki work will look like this.

This stitch can be used in kurtis, sleeves of tops, borders, etc.

Please do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!

Square Mirror Work

Square Mirror Work
A very simple mirror work, which begginers can try. We can do this particular mirror work without glue, gum or fevicol. We can decorate this square mirror work with beads or with any simple stitch. I have used French knot stitch to decorate my square mirror work. I always like to use contrast  colours of  threads in my  embroidery work.

Things required are:
1. Square Mirror
2. Fabric
3. Hoops
4. Threads
5. Needle.

Method:
# We can use small, medium or big mirror for this work. Place your mirror, press you thumb in the centre of the mirror and start your work as shown in the picture.

# While finishing put a knot in the back side of your mirror work.

# Decorate your mirror work with simple stitch or bead work.

Please do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!

Round Mirror Work

Round Mirror Work

One of the easy mirror work is Round Mirror Stitch, which even begginer's can try.

I always use chain stitch in round mirror work, as this gives simple and neat look. Without glue or Fevicol, you can stitch the mirror work.

Things required are:
Mirror - Small / Medium / Big
Hoops
Cloth / Fabric
Threads - Any colour Anchor threads
Needle

Method:

# Place the mirror, where you need to stitch. Draw an outline placing the mirror.
Make sure, outline is slightly bigger than the mirror.

# Use running stitch for Outline.

# In the running stitch, create loops....take the needle outside to inside as shown in the fig.

# Which will look like a flower.

# Place the round mirror, in the centre, hold the mirror with your left hand thumb.
Press it in the centre of the mirror tightly.
Pull the thread from the other hand.

# Pull the thread well. It will get fixed well.
Start with Chain stitch.

You can even use, Blanket stitch, Lasy daisy Stitch to decorate your mirror work.

Pl. do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!