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Materials
DMC stranded cotton in the following colours: 1 skein 553 violet, 2 skeins 704 Bright Chartreuse, I skein 740 Tangerine, 1 skein 3806 Light Cyclamen Pink, 1 skein 3607 Light Plum
Size 24 chenille needle
Tailor’s chalk
Five small butterfly buttons in purple, mauve and orange (ours came from All Buttons Great and Small, Newtown, NSW) Sewing needle (sized to attach butterfly buttons)
Method.
NOTE. All embroidery is stitched using six strands of thread. The butterfly buttons appear only on the leg fronts, with one more placed on the back pocket beside an embroidered daisy.
Trace the design and transfer it to the front and back of the legs of your chosen jeans using tailor’s chalk.
Lazy-daisy stitch all the daisies first, starting from the centre of the leg. Daisy colours are as follows:
Daisy 1. Petals Tangerine, centre French Knot, Light Cyclamen Pink.
Daisy 2. Petals Light Cyclamen Pink, centre French Knot, Violet.
Daisy 3. Petals Light Plum, centre French Knot, Tangerine.
Daisy 4. Petals Violet, centre French Knot, Tangerine.
Daisy 5. Petals Tangerine, centre French Knot, Violet.
Work the stems in stem stitch and the leaves in lazy-daisy stitch using Bright Chartreuse.
Attach the butterfly buttons close to each edge of the front of your jeans using coordinating stranded cotton colours. For the back pocket embroider a single daisy using Light Cyclamen Pink and lazy-daisy stitch for the petals and Bright Chartreuse and stem stitch for the stem and leaves. Then attach a butterfly button close to this flower.
LAZY-DAISY STITCH
- Bring needle up at A, insert needle back at A, then bring it out at B, carry thread under and pull needle through.
- Bring thread over top of loop, insert needle at C, bring out at D ready to begin next lazy-daisy stitch.
- Continue as for steps 1 and 2 to complete flower. To finish, take needle over last loop to back of work.
FRENCH KNOT
- Bring needle out at A. Hold thread taut, wrap thread around needle twice.
- Pull thread gently to tighten the twists against the needle.
- Keeping thread taut, insert needle near point A and pull through while holding thread taut.
STEM STITCH
- Work from left to right – bring needle out at A, insert at B and bring out at C (midway between A and B).
- Keeping thread below needle, repeat sequence.
- For a broader stem, angle the needle as shown.
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