Here is a gallery of projects, from students and myself. Note that clicking on any of the images will show a much more detailed (and larger) image.
Dwana made this hand-sewn pilow to commemorate her first
baby. She embroidered the baby's name, Marley, in satin stitch.
This bolero jacket is not made from the skin of an
exotic mammal; it is fleece! The trim is attached to
the jacket body using a slip stitch.
This is an 1860s Civil War dress I made using a period
pattern. The gathers in the dress and apron use a
running stitch. The lace collar is sewn on using a
slip stitch. The design on the sleeve is white cording
sewn in place with white thread (using a technique called
couching, easy to learn once you know the 12 functional
stitches).
I have been experimenting with altering off-the-rack
T-shirts. This one has a butterfly added in sequins.
I drew the design on the T-shirt with chalk. The
sequins are attached using four back stitches per sequin.
This embroidered pillow uses satin and chain stitches.
The closures on the side (not visible) use hand-sewn snaps.
I created this basket of puppets using scraps of fleece fabric.
The heads are attached with a slip stitch. The mouth, nose, and
whiskers are sewn with the stem stitck.
I created this mythical bird, part crane, part phoenix, for
the back of a man's kimono. The outline of the bird is done
with a stem stitch and the eyes with a satin stitch. The
color-fill is done with diluted fabric paint.
This hankerchief has been embellished with a design using
the cross stich and stem stitch. A lace border was added
using a whip stitch.