This is a little shirt I made with Munkabälte( Monks Belt) stripes.
I sewed it by hand. Here I used a technique with colored embroidery thread, which I had seen on a blouse that had brought my mother from a Guatemala Travel years ago.
How do you do the embroidery technique? I'd love to try it:>
Ooo oooo-- I'm going to have to put up the 'Sputnik' piece I did in Monk's belt pick up .. some time soon!
marie
Its quite easy. You can fix the fabric right along the edge. You need a little patience, but it`s looking very good. In Guatemala the do a lot varieties. Maybe you will find pictures at Google. There is a dutch magazine called " Ornamente" .In Issue November 1993 there is a wonderfull report about this. I made a little sketch for you to explain the technique:
Hope it will help!
Kristina
I've seen this called 'baseball stitch' and 'edge-to-edge stitch' in various U.S. and U.K. publications, when none of the edge is folded over. I like it because it lies flat and is reversible.
Kurt
Yes Kurt,
I´ve done it in this way too - without folding the edge- because my fabric was very slim. In generall I like to use the weaving edges as endings at clothings ( sleeves or neckline) , this makes handwoven cloth unique.
Kristina
