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Hello everybody, it’s nearly weekend and to inspire you I have gorgeous ribbon embroidery to show you by the very talented Kristina Nilsson of C R E A T I V E E M B R O I D E R Y O F S W E D E N in Piteå, Sweden Kristina wrote: "Thank you for all ribbons and panels. The parcel...
Good morning everybody. It’s a beautiful warm day in Cape Town – hope you are having a good Tuesday! Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece embroidered by Anna Dunaevskaya, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, now living in Petit Paris, France I love the way she has twirled the stems of the water lilies and how she has created life-like flowers with simple ribbon...
Hello everybody ◕‿◕ We are back from the fabulous International Quilt Convention Africa and I thought I would show you Emma Kriegler and Jacqui O' Connel's gorgeous “Wild Orchids and Roses” that they created for the show. Hope this will inspire you today. For the latest news, you are welcome to visit this page on my website here. I will show you more of their lovely masterpieces soon....
Hello stitching world ♫♥♫ hope you are well and happy! Here is PART 2 of the Blue Bench in a Rose Garden by Marina Kukuy from Russia. Marina’s entry for the silk ribbon embroidery competition was also the Blue Bench in a rose garden, and here is her lovely rendition. Bench in a rose garden Click on the images to enlarge ...
Hello everybody :) Today, I have something gorgeous to share with you. A lovely piece by the very talented embroiderer, Kristina Nilsson from Sweden. Kristina wrote.... Hi Renn!The snow will soon gone and I have started to grow plants in my greenhouse.Spring is on the way to Piteå after a long winter!Maybe it was because of this, I loved to embroider this panel. This is my interpretation...
Hello stitching world ♬❤♬❤♬ I thought you would enjoy seeing this gorgeous window surrounded by beautiful roses by the gifted embroiderer Delaram Izadpanah from Houston in Texas, USA. Click on the image to enlarge Don't you just love the curtain too? I wrote a short tutorial on how to make these roses and to read more, click here. ..and look at her D monogram...D for Dalaram! Really...
Hello Good morning everybody. It’s almost Christmas and to celebrate, I have beautiful pieces to show you by Tanya Yalaguzyan from Kyiv in the Ukraine. Click on the images to enlarge I had the pleasure of meeting Tanya when Hazel and I went over to Kyiv to give workshops, and I was most impressed with her work - she is a very talented embroiderer!...
Hello stitching world :) I received this lovely e mail from a talented embroiderer, Gilberte Beaudin from Québec in Canada. Her letter is in French and I will translate it into English for you... Framed behind glass: Juliet in a field of Nasturtiums "Bonjour! Je garde toujours un excellent souvenir de nos rencontres à Adélaïde (BATB) et à Cape Town. C'était mon premier contact avec la...
Hello! Today I have something special to share with you. At BATB in Adelaide Australia, I was fortunate enough to meet an extremely talented silk ribbon embroidery teacher, Karen Fraser. Karen attended my workshops and was kind enough to help me teach silk ribbon embroidery to many students in the class. We have become good friends! Click on the image to enlarge Karen is...
Good Morning stitching world! I have a lovely rendition of "girl reaching" by Pravinya Mohan to show you today. Thank you, Pravi for sharing with all of us :) Happy day everybody. It's the last week to work on new book Little Flowers in silk and organza ribbon by Di van Niekerk and Marina Zherdeva.... deadline is Monday 16 September. Hold thumbs for us! Then, I will...
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