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Welcome to my Blog. This a place to share and learn all things embroidery. Here I post inspirational stories and free lessons in the form of tutorials and guides. I also share tips, tricks and teach stitches and techniques.
You will also find free patterns and designs for you to unlock your creativity. It is a great place for any creative looking to learn or find inspiration in this art form.
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Hello everyone … today I thought I would show you how to make Irises. These are beautiful Irises by Anna Dunaevskaya. . . ... and this is a short tutorial on how to make one of the most popular flowers for ribbon embroidery! I also wrote some notes for you on a black and white diagram of Anna’s beautiful design. This should help you to see how she made her...
Hi, Hello from a sunny Cape Town! I wrote a tutorial about how to make an orange tree. If you look at my New Beginnings sampler below, you will see I used fruit and berries here too. . . In the bird panel, I used the technique to make the pink berries... . . and for the Erica in this panel, I used the same technique too... . . For...
Hello everyone I have a simply divine piece to share with you today. It’s a rendition of our bestseller ‘Tea in the garden’ by Alice Andrus from San Diego, California. Alice has been ordering panels from us for years and has entered her embroidery panels into the San Diego County Fair and won many ribbons. This featured hoop received first prize! . I asked Alice to share with us...
Happy Friday everyone! 💓I have a gorgeous quilt to show you by Debbie Lee James from Kentucky, USA. . . . I asked Debbie to tell us a bit about herself and her embroidery journey, here’s her reply: “Good day Di!I currently live in Corbin Ky. I love to create texture and dimension in my projects. Your book Ribbon embroidery and stumpwork caught my eye in a fabric...
Silk Ribbon Daisies See how these daisies are almost life-like in their appearance, raised up off the surface of the design? An as promised I will show you how these daisies are made… . . How to make Three-Dimensional Daisies in Silk Ribbon Hi, good day from a sunny Cape Town A few weeks ago, I promised to show you how to make silk ribbon daisies with a...
Hi, hello! I’m back from hiking amongst the wildflowers on the West Coast not far out of Cape Town and having caught up with the backlog, I want to show you a gorgeous classic piece of artwork, embroidered by the talented Christine Chan from Arcadia in Los Angeles County. Ophelia is a 1894 oil on canvas painting by the English painter John William Waterhouse and the embroidery...
Hi, hello! I promised to show you how to make an orange tree and at the same time, I will show you how to make Forget-Me-Nots or simple daisies. See the RES design below, the second panel on the far right? . . For my RES book, I show how to make an orange tree in a woven basket and in my New Beginnings design, I show you how...
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