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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finnclouds, post: 9733338, member: 84680&quot;]I used to turn my too loose and straight jeans into tight bellbottom ones when in high school. Have only done pillowcases and curtains since then. Straight lines only. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s link to a store that sells pillows with the same design that Charlie’s pillow has.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>The Chandni Chowk Chain Stitch Collection is hand made to a very high standard in Kashmir.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Embroidery stitch work is 100% Wool stitched onto a 100% Cotton base fabric. The embroidery is done using a crochet hook called an &#039;Aari&#039; and the stitch work follows a design outline applied to the fabric. It requires the use of an embroidery hoop or frame on which the material is stretched taut and secured prior to stitching ensuring an even amount of tension in the stitches, so that designs do not become distorted.</i></p><p><i>The technique is at least a thousand years old and is the style used for the Bayeux Tapestry and many Jacobean embroidery works. Hand embroidery work, including Crewel Work is one of the most celebrated traditional artisan skills in the Kashmir region.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.chandnichowk.co.uk/product-page/chain-stitch-cushions" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.chandnichowk.co.uk/product-page/chain-stitch-cushions" rel="nofollow">https://www.chandnichowk.co.uk/product-page/chain-stitch-cushions</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Chain stitching/crewel work seems to be one of the promoted handicraft items of Kashmir now. There are lots of fairly recent videos of barefooted Kashmir girls and women sitting in a circle on the floor using this Aari hook, helping them “gain financial independence.”&nbsp; The fabric is certainly not stretched taut or secured in the videos… </p><p><br /></p><p>Just to make sure — none of this is meant as proof that Charlie’s pillowcase is hand-stitched.&nbsp; I just thought the Kashmir chain stitching was interesting to watch &amp; learn about.&nbsp; (Yes, yet another rabbit hole…)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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