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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...
Hi everybody, Hope you are having a good week! To brighten up your day, I think you will just love this little Fairy made by Renee Hatfield from Clayton, NC in the USA! Have a look at her Red Clover Fairy... Click on the image to enlarge Don't you just love the little bee and the way that Renee made her hair and the wings? This Fairy is...
Hello stitching world! I have something to inspire you today… Beautiful ribbon embroidery by Marika Mamuchishvili from Tbilisi in Georgia. Tranquil Waters and more detail... Click on the image to enlarge THANK you Marika, for sharing your awesome talent with all of us! I love your swans! Let's hope her beautiful masterpiece has inspired you to create something gorgeous with ribbon today ♥ Note: This is the...
♫♥♫♫♥ Hello stitching world! I have something beautiful to show you today, really lovely ribbon and thread embroidery by Leahu Marina Pavel (Ляху Марина) who is originally from Romania and now living in Moscow. I just love her style! Click on the image to enlarge Maria wrote to me: "Several years ago I found your books unexpectedly. And I was very impressed by them! I was so much fascinated...
Hello, stitching world ◕‿◕ I hope you are looking forward to the weekend! Today, I have a gorgeous medallion Rose to show you! Created by well-known embroiderer and teacher. Kristina Nilsson of Creative Embroidery of Sweden... and it's gorgeous! Kristina wrote: "I want to thank you for all your great ideas and tips in the latest book: The Art of felting and silk ribbon embroidery. This is...
Good morning! Today I have good news for all embroiderers and here is a message from Mary Corbet: Good Morning All Around! I’m so excited this morning! Why? Because it’s time to launch this year’s series of pre-Christmas give-aways, A Stitcher’s Christmas, 2017! Yay!! If you’ve been following along with Needle ‘n Thread for at least a year, you might remember we did this last year. It was...
*´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Good afternoon ♥ *´¨) I hope you’re having a good day today. I thought I would inspire you and show you some stunning ribbon embroidery pieces that were made in the studio of the talented teacher, Michelle Lilley from Pretoria, South Africa. Here are some of her student’s masterpieces… Click on the images to enlarge This beauty (above) is by Rolene...
Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker Tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro, Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu, Labas Rytas, Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani, sugeng dalu, Marhaba, Salutari :))) I have something lovely to...
Sling | Clutch bag - Roses on Felted Wool and Silk Good afternoon stitching world ^•^ I have a new concept to show you today which may inspire you to make a lovely gift for yourself or for that special person in your life... a lustrous sling | clutch bag with silk roses on felted wool and silk. Click on the image to enlarge ...
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