Shisha Glass Embroidery

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Please take care when handling Shisha. It is hand is It Shisha. handling when care take Please end of the tube. the of end Bring needle up at at up needle Bring A. Take over then under foundation threads at threads foundation under then over Take

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and turn tube upside down, close to a soft cloth. Gently tap the tap Gently cloth. soft a to close down, upside tube turn and

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To remove Shisha from tube, unscrew cap unscrew tube, from Shisha remove To Removing Shisha: Removing

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Bring needle up at 1, down at 2, up at 3 etc. 3 at up 2, at down 1, at up needle Bring use in cir in use cular mo cular v ements o ements v er the fabric the er . Shisha attached with attached Shisha

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sprinkling of Magnesium Carbonate to the fabric the to Carbonate Magnesium of sprinkling , lea ving f ving or a or

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metal thr metal ead car ead e a e pplies. Metal thr Metal eads should of course ne course of should eads v er Shisha will help keep the glass in place on the fabric, the on place in glass the keep help will Shisha

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attach, the glass must be sewn onto fabric with the threads the with fabric onto sewn be must glass the attach,

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holes drilled in Shisha, in drilled holes i.e . Shisha cannot be pierced.To be cannot Shisha .

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Shisha is available in various shapes and sizes.There are no are sizes.There and shapes various in available is Shisha

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working a major piece. Use a honing stone to smooth edges smooth to stone honing a Use piece. major a working base thr base ead frame ead . choose to do with Shisha Glass. Shisha with do to choose

practising the techniques of application on a sampler before sampler a on application of techniques the practising

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If using Shisha Glass for the first time, we highly recommend highly we time, first the for Glass Shisha using If

of supporting stitches. Buttonhole, twisted chain and cretan and chain twisted Buttonhole, stitches. supporting of incorporating Shisha into your designs and look forward to forward look and designs your into Shisha incorporating

Essential for Shisha work to prevent puckering. prevent to work Shisha for Essential Frame: all around the edge of the Shisha Glass to build up the ridge the up build to Glass Shisha the of edge the around all as experimenting with new ideas.We encourage you to try to you encourage ideas.We new with experimenting as

the needle the . Continue alternating the loop and the buttonhole the and loop the alternating Continue . backgr ounds suit rich embr rich suit ounds oideries. Rajmahal will be designing pr designing be will Rajmahal ojects along classic lines as well as lines classic along ojects

cir er cumf pe) with the thread looped behind looped thread the with pe) sha the of ence ..amdu egtlnno r-hukclc.Rmme,rich Remember, calico. pre-shrunk or linen weight medium a e.g.

embroideries. be easily and effectively used provided that they are backed with backed are they that provided used effectively and easily be e a small stitch at the edge of the mir the of edge the at stitch small a e Mak r or (i.e or . the

inexpensive way to add interest and beauty to many to beauty and interest add to way inexpensive A firm, strong fabric is best. However, light fabrics can fabrics light However, best. is fabric strong firm, A Fabric: e.g. buttonhole, stitches, incorporating the “holding” threads. “holding” the incorporating stitches, buttonhole, e.g.

hangings, caps, waistcoats, yokes, pods ... a charming and charming a ... pods yokes, waistcoats, caps, hangings, Sadi edges prior to use to prevent the threads catching. threads the prevent to use to prior edges Sadi decorate, bring thread to the right side to form decorative, form to side right the to thread bring decorate,

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aiddsgso ..sevs as uho oes cradle covers, cushion bags, sleeves, e.g. on designs varied If using metal threads, have a separate pair of scissors of pair separate a have threads, metal using If Scissors: decorative stitches.Tight tension allows more mirror to be to mirror more allows tension stitches.Tight decorative

geometric designs. Shisha may be applied in numerous and numerous in applied be may Shisha designs. geometric Chenille No. 7 or Crewel Needle. Crewel or 7 No. Chenille Neddles: be difficult to pull out from the centre to create the circle of circle the create to centre the from out pull to difficult be

most prevalent have been stylized plants and animals and animals and plants stylized been have prevalent most

and the mirror may fall out; too tight and the stitching may stitching the and tight too out; fall may mirror the and

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set of frame stitches may be laid diagonally over the first the over diagonally laid be may stitches frame of set In shapes and sizes as desired. as sizes and shapes In Shisha Glass: Shisha r eaching into Western embroidery in exciting designs and designs exciting in embroidery Western into eaching

e on the wrong side. (If desired, a further a desired, (If side. wrong the on e secur to stitch back Materials Required Materials embr y tradition of man of tradition y oider y Eastern countries and is no is and countries Eastern y w

hook under and o and under hook v e a e tak and stitches first the of each er t times. t Stuar T o this da this o y , Shisha work is part of the great the of part is work Shisha

to the first. Rather than taking two straight stitches, this time this stitches, straight two taking than Rather first. the to also replaced mica in the beautiful stumpwork of Tudor and Tudor of stumpwork beautiful the in mica replaced also

thread, then stitch the next set of parallel lines at right angles right at lines parallel of set next the stitch then thread, n ig eelreyrpae ypee fmro.Shisha mirror. of pieces by replaced largely were wings and

stitches across the glass.Take a small back stitch to secure to stitch back small a glass.Take the across stitches cloth to giv to cloth luxurious look. luxurious rich, a e uigte10’,mica 1500’s, the During

through from the back of fabric. Stitch two parallel long parallel two Stitch fabric. of back the from through e.g. chips of mica and beetles’ wings embroidered onto embroidered wings beetles’ and mica of chips e.g.

betw een y een , finger index and thumb our bring the needle the bring Shisha. Less prosperous people used cheaper decorations, cheaper used people prosperous Less Shisha.

place). e w e Secur orking thr orking then, ead, holding the Shisha Glass Shisha the holding embroidered using coloured silks, metal threads and much and threads metal silks, coloured using embroidered

piece of double-sided tape or silicone helps hold mirror in mirror hold helps silicone or tape double-sided of piece

jewels. Camel girths and animal decoration were and are and were decoration animal and girths Camel jewels.

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Banni and Lohnas of Khavada.The wealthy classes of classes wealthy Khavada.The of Lohnas and Banni threads and stitches of terms in embroidery surrounding altering

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centuries, application. Shisha is believed to originate from the jats of jats the from originate to believed is Shisha by enhanced be can here given applications basic The

close to Shisha edge. Bring up at E. Continue, keeping stitches keeping Continue, E. at up Bring edge. Shisha to close

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stitch, close to Shisha edge, then down on the right side of leg of side right the on down then edge, Shisha to close stitch,

The history of Shisha Glass is fascinating.An integral part of part integral fascinating.An is Glass Shisha of history The can outlines application basic the only brochure, a of space the In

foundation threads. Bring needle out on left side of long leg long of side left on out needle Bring threads. foundation

thread to right of needle, take needle over and then under the under then and over needle take needle, of right to thread Application Methods Application Introduction to Shisha Glass Shisha to Introduction imyTk ededw otergto ,te pa .Keeping C. at up then A, of right the to down needle firmly.Take

Application Methods, Continued Application Methods, Continued Ribbed Spiderweb Stitch Machine Application: It is also possible, with practice, to The Luxury of Attach with spoke frame, up at A, down at B etc., then start attach Shisha Glass using a free machine feather stitch. Make in centre by taking thread from side of Shisha, take thread sure that the needle pierces the fabric very close to the around central threads and bring needle out between A and edge of the Shisha. Have the spool tension much looser than E.Work from right to left, go back over one spoke E, the needle thread tension so that long loops form over the forward under two spokes E and A, backwards over A and Shisha. forward under A and G, continue going around in this Shisha Glass manner until required space if filled. The Luxury of Shisha Glass Embroidery with Shisha, metal and Sadi threads is rightly considered one of the most fascinating, beautiful and versatile forms of embroidery.This brochure is meant as an Embroidery Lazy Daisy worked on Shisha introductory guide only and we hope that you will enjoy Work the basic frame foundation to hold Shisha in place. your Shisha work enough to venture further with techniques Bring the needle up at A, take needle up and under and applications. foundation thread, bring needle down over this thread, take If you are interested in further researching this wonderful needle down at B and bring it up at C, keeping thread form of needlecraft, we suggest that you begin in libraries under needle, pull thread through and take needle down at under headings such as: abhla bharat, sisadar, mica, stump D and bring up at E and keep repeating this method until work, raised work, Sindi embroidery, Folk Embroidery of the circle is completed. Kutch, Saurashtra, Rajasthan, Iran, Central Asia, Russia, Banjara, metal thread embroidery, mirror embroidery . . . Books, kits and patterns for Shisha Embroidery are available from Rajmahal.“Sadi Thread and Shisha Glass Embroidery” by Betty Luke is a useful publication. Sadi Threads: May be threaded onto art silk (use a straw The popular craft magazines have begun to publish projects needle number 7) and laid across Shisha to form a which incorporate Shisha embroidery. Please feel free to An Introduction to Applying decorative feature on the front of the Shisha. Do not contact Rajmahal for information about projects. attempt to pull Sadi through the fabric. Only the working Rajmahal Agents and teachers run classes in special Shisha (Mirror) Glass thread should pierce the ground fabric.The Sadi can be laid techniques in conjunction with our retailers. If you would across on some or all top stitches for a wonderful effect. like details of classes, your nearest stockists, or further Add excitement, interest and extra beauty to your See “The Luxury of Sadi” brochure by Rajmahal for details information on Rajmahal products and their applications, on using Sadi. please send a SAE to us at the address below or contact us needlework through applying these simple techniques. Crochet or cover a rubber, metal or wooden ring of through our website. For information on becoming a appropriate size with art silk.This ring may then be designer or teacher with Rajmahal, please contact us. placed over a circular mirror and slip stitched from the wrong side to hold the mirror in place. If you would like further information on Rajmahal products, a free colour brochure and a stockist’s list, please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Rajmahal Art Silks Using Fabric: Shisha may also be attached by applying a “looking-glass” frame of sheer fabric, e.g. tulle, muslin, 182 High Street, Kangaroo Flat 3555 Victoria Australia chiffon etc. Cut fabric slightly larger than the Shisha Glass International Telephone:61 3 5447 7699 to be applied, then, holding Shisha in place, embroider edge International Fax: 61 3 5447 7899 of covering fabric to your ground fabric, using stiches and www.rajmahal.com.au threads as desired. Mirrors can also be decorated with ~ Rajmahal Art Silks, Sadi, Shisha Glass, Metals, surrounding concentric patterns of stitching, making the Aust.Telephone:(03) 5447 7699

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