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From Koala....

From Brisbane, Australia Good evening everybody, hope you are having a good day :) It’s been busy, busy, busy….. and after the fifth workshop at the wonderful Koala Conventions, I have finally found some time to send you a photograph of the fabulous Koala shop. Click on images to enlarge I wish...

Seagulls...

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 …. What a lovely morning it is Sydney…hope...

Hi from Sydney...

GOOD morning everyone ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ We have arrived in Sydney and what a beautiful city it is. Feeling 100 years old with jet-lag and head like cotton wool…..but I trust it will all be gone by the time we head for Brisbane and Koala conventions :)) Here is a photo I took for you of the Opera House. I just love the roof ... Click on images...

I'm on my way ....

Good morning everybody ♥ I am on my way to Johannesburg... then flying out to Australia tonight. Hold thumbs that the ash cloud behaves itself and we don’t have too many troubles :)) I wanted to show you this lovely piece by Elba Kruger. This is a similar piece shown in my Dreamscapes book for those of you who were fortunate to have bought...

Wishing you....

˙•٠•●Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ●•٠•˙ Wishing you all a perfect day!! Click on image to enlarge Today I am packing my suitcase for Australia, leaving early on Friday morning... Looking forward to the workshops in Brisbane - see you all soon! Love Di https://shop.dicraft.com/blog/dvds/

Chain stitch and whipped chain-stitch

Chain stitch and whipped chain-stitch 1. Make a foundation row of chain stitches click on the images to enlarge 2. Wrap each stitch once (or several times) with silk ribbon or thread. Here is an example of the word Love where I used whipped chain-stitch and 4mm silk ribbon to form the letters OVE on the lid of a round trinket box which is shown in my...

Back stitch and whipped back-stitch

Back stitch and whipped back -stitch 1. Make a foundation row of back stitches Click on images to enlarge 2. Wrap each stitch once (or several times) with silk ribbon or thread. Here is an example of where I used whipped-backstitch to form the words:...

What's new ...

Good afternoon everybody - it's a holiday in South Africa and I am enjoying the peace and quiet :) I have just sent out my June/July newsletter which you will be able to read here. You will read about: Features on my new website click on images to enlarge The judging of the SRE competition...

June/July 2011

Newsletter June/July 2011 GOOD morning stitching world I hope that you are well and happy. Good news today – my new website has finally gone live I think that you will enjoy the new website — it is easy to use. With each post and product I have added a detailed description and a photograph. This will help you to select easily from all the categories. There are many...

A wreath of flowers to share...

Hi everybody ♥ It’s nearly weekend...... and today I want to show you this magnificent Flower Wreath by the multi-talented Julia Chaschihina, of Moscow, Russia. Don’t you think it is spectacular? Click on images to enlarge ...and the close-up details of Flower Wreath by Julia Chaschihina 1. ...

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