I love the look of the India Embroidery called Shisha. Shisha has two meanings, one related to smoking with one Internet site showing it as cannabis, but I am excited about Shisha Embroidery.
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Each of the small circles on this hand embroidered Shisha pillow case is a small mirror. You can use a sequin or a shiny button. My thinking is that this will be interesting on a Christmas or Holiday decoration. Anything you can place some embroidery around will make it more special.
Here is a
YouTube example of hand embroidering of Shisha. It lasts approximately 13 minutes but certainly is fun to watch. The stitches are just the normal we might use every day,
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The next YouTube video is also 13 minutes but it shows a group of Indian women creating items for a world market that appreciates this intricate and delicate style. Sister Lucia checks for perfection – she will cut anything that needs to be redone. (Remember them from school??)
This work is done at St. Mary's Mahila Shikshan Kendra - Fair Trade Artisan Group in India.
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I am working with a couple of sparkling buttons and created some circular designs from my frames that are located on all (probably) embroidery machines. Since I could not make the frame small enough for the button, I left it as is and I like the way the fabric adds to the shine by emphasizing the button.
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