Sorry I am late with this but our internet connection has been down all morning. Once again it’s time for another of my weekly reports on the state of my WISPs (Works in Slow Progress). These posts are part of Sandie’s UFO and WISP challenge that she announced last year. …
It is Easter Sunday here so happy easter everyone. I was going to write a post on ecclesiastical embroidery but I noticed that Mary Corbet of Needle and Thread has had the same idea. Check it out Mary’s article on a Crucifixion Chasuble. Don’t miss this as the photos will …
This French site houses some delightful old embroidery patterns . These books have been scanned and are free to download. Most of them are cross stitch designs particularly of alphabets. Anyone who loves old samplers will like these but there are some designs for other counted techniques too. On another …
I am still working on blocks for the the diamond block quilt I am working on. As I have explained before the quilt is inspired – or the shape of the blocks were inspired by a quilt made by Martha Bingley in 1883. I am gradually embellishing them one by …
Art in Needlework by Lewis F Day and Mary Buckle is a 326 page book published in 1907. This complete book is online and free to download from the Internet Archive site. You can download it in PDF format or if you just want to browse the book first and …
It’s time for another my weekly report on the state of my WISPs (Works in Slow Progress) as part of Sandie’s UFO and WISP challenge. This time I have completed a block from start to finish with both embroidery and beading done. As you can see it is another light …
Floresita of uses her blog vintage transfer finds to share and catalogue her collection of vintage transfers. It is worth a visit as there are lots of freebies on this site. Found with thanks via needlenthread.com . Mary Corbet has been running a series of posts on vintage embroidery transfers …
