I have another finish to report this morning. I listed it as WISP 1 in my declaration of UFOs and WISPs in early January So I am feeling very self satisfied. As you can see it is the bone sampler that I started last year. It is worked on linen …
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I discovered a tutorial on You tube on How to tie a Chinese Knot
There are a number of instructional tutorials on You tube I have been digging around to find them There is a video on YouTube demonstrating how to make a Nuno Felt Purse
Gardens, flora and fauna have long been a source of inspiration to stitchers. Floral themes run through out the history of textiles and embroidery. Many of the early embroidery designs were adapted from early herbals. Stitchers still delight in floral themes today. In 2001 an exhibition that explored the relationship …
For what it is worth here is the first project off the hoop for the year. Listed as WISP no 2, it is a sampler of odd stitches and patterns I wanted to try out. I work most of my samplers in bands as they created simply to record a stitch …
I have been poking about the Constance Howard Resource and Research Centre in Textiles housed on VADS which is hosted by Goldsmiths College, University of London.The collection houses images from Constance Howard’s Study Collection. Make your self a cuppa settle back and enjoy browsing these textiles. I particularly enjoyed this …
