I bought a cardigan recently, a plain black cardigan. The only decoration is…pockets! :-) But it needed something else so I have been stitching this flower, inspired by Swedish påsöm embroidery, on the back. I’m…
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Last week I had an artist’s date with myself in London. Did a lot of walking in the City, did some sketching, saw an exhibition of other people’s sketches of London, took myself out to…
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Thistles will make an appearance in the last pattern in the Wheel of The Year project so I have made a tutorial for the stitch used for the thistles: tassel stitch. It is a fun…
View PostThistles will make an appearance in the last pattern in the Wheel of The Year project so I have made a tutorial for the stitch used for the thistles: tassel stitch. It is a fun…
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Here is the Wheel of The Year embroidery so far. I am so so so happy with it. It has been an absolute delight to work on this during the year. There is just one…
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I had a window seat on our flight to Rome and I am so glad that I did. I got to look down at the Alps! Obviously, I know that the Alps are there, but…
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Is it too early to mention Christmas? Maybe? Although, if you are crafting for Christmas, now is probably a good time to get started! :-D A couple of my Christmas patterns are in the latest…
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Last week we came home from a lovely holiday in Rome. It was so wonderful to be back there. Last time was on our honeymoon 14 years ago! Here are just a few snapshots from…
View PostLast week we came home from a lovely holiday in Rome. It was so wonderful to be back there. Last time was on our honeymoon 14 years ago! Here are just a few snapshots from…
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It doesn’t seem like Midsummer was that long ago and here we are at the Autumn Equinox. I like the cooler weather of autumn but I’d like to keep the lighter evenings. At least there…
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