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 …
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 …
I recently came across this embellished denim bag and thought I would share the story. In my late teens and early 20’s I went backpacking. While traveling I always carried some embroidery floss and a basic sewing kit. I had two pairs of jeans one I was wearing and one …
Coloured Floss Checklists for DMC, Coats, Anchor, Dimensions, and Bucilla flosses are provided by cyberstitchers.com which you can print out. On the same site a handy Floss conversion calculator is provided for you to convert floss codes from Bucilla, Dimensions, J & P Coats, Anchor, and DMC to any of …
This is a small experiment as on this block I have incorporated a blackwork motif. The story behind this block is that it is one of the many blocks that act for me as a memento of the year we spent living in England. The little blackwork motif I graphed …
