Frill Sleeve

 A frill is a strip of fabric that is pleated or gathered into folds on one edge and attached to the garment. A frill sleeve features pleated, gathered or ruffled fabric added for decoration, volume or dramatic look. They can be attached at the shoulder or along the arm and uses lightweight, drapey fabric to add texture. These are frequently used on tops paired with denims, vacation dresses and so on.

Embroidery Shade Card

The embroidery shade card or color card provides a precise view of thread colors, displaying actual thread samples. It showcases numerous shades organized by color family which helps the embroiders to select and match the colors accurately. The shade card groups the color by shade like light, medium or dark and also indicates the availability in different thread types like cotton, pearl, satin etc. Hence the shade card allows one to visualize combinations before buying and to utilize color choices available for various projects. Popular brands include Maderia, Anchor, Royal. DMC 500 etc.

Peasant Sleeve

Peasant sleeves are loose sleeves gathered at both top (the shoulder) and bottom (the cuff) for a puffed look. This style sometimes also called a puff sleeve is derived from traditional European peasant clothing. It may be either short and puffed or long and full often featuring elastic for a nice, puffed look. This style is frequently seen in tops, blouses, dresses etc.

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Knotted Loop Stitch

Knotted Loop Stitch also known as the caterpillar stitch or centipede stitch is worked with three rows of square grid.

Bring the needle up at 'a' go down at 'b' and come up at 'c'. 

Slide the needle under the stitch a-b and pull through to create a knot. 

Go down at 'd' and come up at 'e', slide the needle under the previous stitch and pull through.

Continue the pattern till the end of the row.

In a variation, one can vary the lengths of every other loop stitch to create long and short loop stitch face.

 

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Needle Minders

A needle minder is a small magnetic tool that will always help to save your needles. They are the general accessories used by the crafters, embroiders and quilters to securely hold needles when not in use, preventing them from getting lost somewhere. It features a front decorative piece about 2.5 cm diameter which is made up of either metal, wood, resin, or clay with an attached magnet and a second loose magnet. The front piece is placed on the top of the fabric while the second magnet is placed underneath, holding the minder in place. one can also use the minder to hold pattern to the fabric and also to hold scissors.

Cape Sleeve

 A cape sleeve is a short sleeve that drapes loosely over the shoulder, resembling a small cape to give more freedom of movement. They are stylish, flowing attached at the shoulder which offers a cape-like silhouette rather than a traditional closed sleeve. They are mainly popular on tops, blouses, dresses etc. for added flair.