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Sunny Flowers by Olga Smirnova Hello! Today I have some beautiful embroideries to show you by the talented ribbon embroiderer, Olga Smirnova, from St. Petersburg. I had the great pleasure of spending time with Olga when I visited her beautiful city and I was so impressed with her work! Olga kindly shared more of her beautiful work with us today. Click on the images...
The Circle Of Roses–Circle of Love design for the 2015 COMPETITION! Read all about the competition here Or download the PDF here Why not enter the Circle Of Roses–Circle of Love design for the 2015 COMPETITION! _____________________________________________________________ Every now and then an exceptional design comes along that will melt the heart of many an embroiderer. This is one of them and it has a special...
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 ♫♥♫♫ I hope you are all well and happy! I have been quite for a while as I have been teaching in Australia at the BATB Convention hosted by the beautiful Inspirations Magazine. What a wonderful time we all had and I will tell you more in my October newsletter. Today, I have something beautiful to show you by Manuela Scarpin, a gifted silk ribbon teacher at Tombolo...
Hello! Something to inspire you.... beautiful silk ribbon embroidery by Rolene Bosman from the studio of Michelle Lilley in Pretoria South Africa :) click on the image to enlarge Thank you for sharing Rolene and her talented teacher, Michelle Lilly! Happy weekend stitching world ♥
Good morning :-) Latest news The lovely range of Sarah Kay designs is only available until the end of this month. Our license for Sarah Kay expires on 31 March 2014. If you would like to order any of the kits before they are discontinued, you are welcome to do so before the end of March. The following are the most popular kits and...
Good morning everyone! Hope you had a good weekend. It is sizzling hot in Cape Town and we are melting here, so sending all the cold countries warm African sunshine! Today I have a beauty to show you.... Wicker Chair and Cosmos by Noelle Ferry from Virginia, USA Click on the images to enlarge Here are the close-up details... don't you love the colours and the...
Hello! Compliments of the season to you. May it be a good year for you and your family! To inspire you today, I have fabulous silk ribbon embroidery creations by my gifted friend Helen Eriksson, from Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia to show you. As a matter of fact, today they were expecting to be the hottest place in the world, at 46 degrees Celsius (that's = 114.8 degrees Fahrenheit!). I...
Greetings from a warm and sunny Cape Town Hope you are well and happy and enjoying your day, wherever you are in this world. It's Thanksgiving and I have some inspirational pieces to show you at this special time. Something really lovely by Annisa Lam and Vivian Lee from Hong Kong. Annisa teaches a popular Silk Ribbon Embroidery Course and she owns the legendary Dancing Needles in Hong Kong. ...
Hello everybody. I have been quite for some time and I thought it was right to let you know that my life-long partner and my very best friend, André has died. We are all so sad here in Cape Town and today I want to pay tribute to a kind and gentle man who lived for his family and his work. We met in the...
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