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Hi everybody, nearly Christmas time and I hope you will be able to take a break and spend time with friends and family at this special time of the year. I am writing this tutorial for those who are taking some me-time to embroider something pretty! Hopefully, many of you will, it's good to spend time with needle and thread, it's peaceful and such good therapy. So...
Hiya Stitching World! I have something lovely to show you from a talented embroiderer in Adelaide. Her name is Lily and she embroidered this gorgeous "Shades of Summer" panel. Lee wrote about her friend, Lily: " Our group meet every Tuesday for embroidery and lunch at Lily’s house in Adelaide but these days it is more in the reverse order. We seem to eat and...
Hi everybody! I have something to show you which will surely brighten up your Monday! By Lornie Street who lives on a game farm in South Africa. This is her rendition of Bottom's Up or Children on the gate from my Dreamscapes book. Don't you think it's gorgeous! Click on the image to enlarge... Don't you love the way Lornie filled in the trees...
♥ If you like, you can purchase the complete kit for all six chapters here or you can purchase individual packs for the chapters below. It is however easier to purchase the complete kit as you will save on the courier fee. This is Chapter 4 of the Pink Delight project, a project that I have been teaching online.If you are seeing this for the first time, please see: chapter 1 here...
Pink Delight, second kit - Ribbon and thread kit for the Pink Delight Project Chapter 4 This is the second ribbon, thread and fibre kit for Chapter 4 of the Pink Delight project which you can follow on my blog soon. The second kit with thread and ribbons for chapter 4 contains: 6 skeins thread Yellow woolly fibre 8 packets of Di van Niekerk’s silk ribbon If you do not have the...
This is an ideal technique to use when you want to make large leaves or long, upright flowers like Lupins. Usually, the 4 or 7mm silk or organza ribbon is used, but for larger shapes, you can use the wider 13mm, 20mm or 25mm ribbons. Work with one or two strands of a matching colour thread. Start at the base of the leaf or flower and make...
Good afternoon, stitching world, hope you had a good weekend! I have some lovely projects to show you today. Created by Gill Colthart from Scotland. Gill lives live near Edinburgh and she is a designer and teacher with many years of experience in the creative field. She teaches on cruise ships and enjoys spreading creativity wherever she goes. Gill teaches silk ribbon embroidery, tatting, crochet, decorative painting and jewellery making....
Latest news and new kits and books... Hello, stitching world! Hope you're having a good day today. I am back from teaching at BATB in Australia and what a fabulous time I had. Worked hard, but loved every minute of it! Thank you to every student who attended my workshops and thanks to those who travelled from so far to attend. I hope you enjoyed the classes as much...
Good morning, stitching world. Hope you are well and enjoying your embroidery! Our new book, Freestyle Embroidered Mandalas has arrived in Cape Town and we also launched it at BATB in Adelaide, Australia earlier this month. I think it's a gorgeous book - very happy with the results. Hopefully, you too will like it and find it a useful addition in your library. There's something in there...
Good morning stitching world! I have been so busy with the preparations for my workshops in Adelaide, Australia that I haven't had much time to blog! But I have made a lovely new kit for you that I think you will love. It's small and uncomplicated and a perfect gift for a friend who would like to start with ribbon embroidery, or to make for yourself!...
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