Chemanthy Work-An Indian embroidery method tutorial

Hmm..no responses to my question .
Why?
Maybe nobody knows about this stitch.
Or maybe no one reads my blog (waaahhh) except Anne and Carol
Elizabeth's taken a break so she may not have seen this.. yikes!!!..almost 1 and a half years and still no readers..
Ok,for those who care,here's the tut
Step 1

Draw two circles or ovals one inside the other.You may increase or decrease the size of both as you wish to vary your pattern.Note the dots which I've marked for your reference.

Step 2


Bring up the needle at the postion marked with the yellow dot(refer first pic) in the inner circle .Go down at the red dot and come up at the green dot.Pull your thread through.

Step 3

Go down at the position marked with Black dot (the center of both the circles) This is the focal point of the pattern.Come up at the blue dot (inner circle) but donot pull your thread through.
Step 4
Now take the thread on the left and move it to the right and under the needle.

Step 5

Pull the thread through to complete the stitch.With this step,you have completed one stitch and also started with the next one.
Step 6


Your thread is now at the Blue dot (refer first pic) and now go down at the red and come up at green right next to it. Repeat the steps above and fill up the circle.
Here's the pic with 3 stitches done...

I gradually reduced the outer circle and completed the pattern this way

You can maintain the shape of the circle and fill it up this way too
Finally,here's the eye candy .

The petals and the center have been worked with chemanthy.
You can embellish the focal points and the edges with beads or stones.

Try this out and share your creations with me.

Enjoy!!!

Love,Luck and Sunshine,

Deepa