Thanks to Serena Fenton of Layers of Meaning for pointing towards an article on Suzhou or Su embroidery by Esther Read. Don’t miss it this style of embroidery is truly exceptional. Yes – I am still catching up on my blog reading …
Linda at Chloe’s place has been loading images of an old embroidery book into a flickr account she created for that purpose I simply love old embroidery books like this and particularly when people put them online as this is the way old stitches get rediscovered by needleworkers and crazy …
Drum roll please . . . Da daaaaaaa . . . The All that Jazz block is off the hoop finished and done! As you can see the magnolias spread and the wisteria grew a bit. The mask and the jesters hat came up OK with beading. For those who …
There has been quite a bit of progress on the block for the All that Jazz Katrina survivor fund raiser. As you can see I am still blocking in areas. As yet the only section that is actually done is the music. It is a real piece of music. Can …
I have been a very busy little vegemite this morning and posting a little later than usual as I have been working on the bags of fun gallery The first few finished bags are now online so take a look. There is still a few days to the deadline and …
I rediscovered an old article in the Caron archives which I think is worth highlighting. Developing Your Creative Side by Lois Caron is well worth reading if you have not encountered it before and have an interest in designing needlework and stitching. Part 2 is the second part of the …
For anyone interested in the grand festivals that took place in Europe between 1475 to 1700 the British Library has digitised 253 Renaissance festival books from their collection. It is part of their Treasures in Full series which has digitised every page of rare editions and historic works.
