Square Mirror Work

I did this simple square mirror work on  saree blouse and added stones too...how is it friends?

Shisha Work

Kutch work and sisha work always goes well..what say friends..?

This is done for yoke and sleeves. Can also be used as patchwork on bags or any clothing..

Tutorial: Coin Work

 Coins are made with metals which come in different size and shapes. They are also called as antique kundans. Here I have used round coins in my tutorial.You can stitch  round mirrors in place of coins.
You can see my simple project with coins here.

 Putting the coin/shisha on fabric draw a circle around it.
(I have drawn one more circle to add further decoration to the stitch. so please ignore it.)

work chain stitch all along the marked circle. Take care to stitch uniform chain stitches.

Then bring up the needle from the centre of any chain stitch.

Start working detached buttonhole stitches through the chain stitches towards the centre of the circle.

after completing the half of the circle..

.. place the coin inside it like in the pictures and complete the circle.
I  skipped to add few more pictures of the tutorial as I am  uncomfortable with my pigmented nails showing in the pictures.

 Then stitch one more round of detached chain stitch and pull the thread tightly so that the coin is fixed firmly. This part is very important. If you want you can stitch one more round of detached chain stitch. To anchor the thread you slip the needle under the stitches and bring down the needle and anchor the thread.
You can decorate it with many other stitches. There are plenty of options to decorate a shisha.

Here I have used chemanthi stitch variation to decorate the coin.

Saree Blouse: Coin Work

I worked simple coin work on a saree blouse. These coins are also called antique kundans.I have used chain stitch method to attach coin like in shisha work. We can use round shisha/kundan in place of coins.
I have taken the picture to show you how to fix the coins and I will post  tutorial in my next post.
After fixing the coin I have used chemanthi stitch variation to decorate it. Muvvala kuttu , satin stitch and stem stitch are the other stitches used.
I have used 2 strands of anchor cotton thread.

for sleeves

Tutorial: Shisha work2

In my earlier post i have posted one simple way of stitching mirrors. Now I am showing you one more simple way of stitching mirrors.

Placing the mirror on the fabric mark the outline.
Remove the mirror and work chain stitch  all along the outline. Stick the mirror with fabric glue in the outline you drawn. Let allow the glue to dry.

Bring up the needle from one corner of the mirror.
Pass the needle in the loop of the chain. Work detached buttonhole stitch all along the chain stitch on all the four sides.

In the second row pass the needle twice the loop of the preceding layer of the loops formed by the detached buttonhole stitch.
You can refer my netknots tutorial here.

Complete all the four sides.
# You can skip the loops if the loops are very close.

Depending on the mirror size you can work one more layer of net knots.

Slide the needle under the netknots and anchor the thread.

Here completed the mirror/shisha work.
In this tutorial I have used cone thread.

You can work the same way for round mirrors too.

In this sampler I have used 2 layers of silk threads.

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Dharwadi and shisha work: Saree

Raw silk saree is worked with dharwadi work by karigars and I did mirror work on it with rimzim thread.

Shisha Work

This is one of my old project done on my daughter's kurthi. Mirror work is done with silk thread and long and short stitch is also done with silk thread.