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Promising Pansies

  Good morning…it is a beautiful day in Cape Town — the sun is shining and I can’t wait for the weekend! Hiking weather and picnic weather, I hope ♫♬♪   Click on the images to enlarge...       Today I want to show you something really special .... photographs of Pansies by Kath Grabham from Singleton, in the Hunter Valley in NSW, Australia.     These photographs will...

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Turquoise Delight and Rosebud beads from Turkey

  Turquoise Delight and Rosebud beads from Turkey....     Hello everybody … I hope you are having a good Tuesday!     Remember in last week’s newsletter I promised to show you this beautiful creation by Nigar Hikmet from TÜRKİYE?   Click on the image to enlarge       Well here it is close up to brighten up your day :)   Today I also want to...

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December 2011

    December 2011   ♫♬♪♫♬ Greetings from a lovely warm and sunny Cape Town - the year is almost at an end and soon you will be able to take a break... hopefully for some stitching on your latest project. Me, I am going to do just that!   Click on the image to enlargeExquisite embroideries by Nigar Hikmet from Turkey Looking back on this year, it was...

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Whipped straight stitch

  Whipped straight stitch      Whipped straight stitch is most effective if you do not like making bullion knots.   Use thread, wool or ribbon and make a straight stitch. Come up where you started and pull the thread, wool or ribbon to tighten the stitch. Wrap the stitch with ribbon, thread or wool, depending in the texture that your require.   Make the wraps closely together as...

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Bullion knot stitch

Bullion Knot stitch   Also known as caterpillar stitch, worm stitch, roll stitch and Puerto Rico Rose.   Bullion knot stitch, more prominent than a French knot, is most effective when you require a dense, rounded petal or stamen. Use one stitch for a single stamen or work them close together to form rosettes. Rayon thread works particularly well with this stitch. For the average sized bullion, use one...

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A Rose for you

  A Rose for you...       To end off the year and as a thank you gift, I have a free design for you to download for your collection.   A little rosebud — perfect for a holiday project … Enjoy  ♥   Click on the name below to download and save the design for your collection...   [download id="125"]    

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Irresistible Irises by Anna Dunaevskaya

  A journal cover by Anna Dunaevskaya    Good morning  ◕‿◕   I have something so gorgeous to show you in close-up detail; it will surely brighten up your day …   A beautiful journal in ribbon embroidery by Anna Dunaevskaya, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, now living in Petit Paris, France.   The journal…I LOVE it!   Click on the image to enlarge           Close-up...

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Renaissance by Helen Eriksson

  Renaissance by Helen Eriksson   Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead….nearly over, then hopefully we can all take some time off :))   Ever meet someone and realise that you feel you have known this person all your life?    Yes? That’s exactly what happened to me….for many years I have been a great admirer of a very...

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Buttonhole stitch over wire

  Buttonhole stitch is useful for covering the wired edge of a shape, like a leaf or a wing.   Click on image to enlarge       Come up on the outside edge of the wire and make a buttonhole stitch over the wire. Work from left to right, stab-stitch-style: take needle and thread all the way to the back  and then come up inside the loop that...

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Pink Roses and Pansies

  Pink Roses and Pansies by Ingrid Lee from Melbourne Australia     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...

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