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Friday Links: Wedgewood, Roman Dog, Biscuit Tins

Friday Links: Wedgewood, Roman Dog, Biscuit Tins

Earlier this week I saw the 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. It was an interesting exhibition but perhaps a little…

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Stitch Tutorial: Rose Leaf Stitch

Stitch Tutorial: Rose Leaf Stitch

The rose petal stitch is a fun 3D stitch. I love how…puffy it is! :-) And it’s not difficult to do, although I’ll admit that it is a little fiddly. If you want to try…

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Stitch Tutorial: Rose Leaf Stitch

The rose petal stitch is a fun 3D stitch. I love how…puffy it is! :-) And it’s not difficult to do, although I’ll admit that it is a little fiddly. If you want to try…

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Friday Links: Weaving, Beadwork, Dandelion Trees

Friday Links: Weaving, Beadwork, Dandelion Trees

A new sampler project. I finished my 100 Day Stitch Sampler in May and I guess I missed it because here I am, stitching another sampler. :-) I hope you have a good weekend. x…

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Happy Lughnasadh

Happy Lughnasadh

With the warm and dry weather continuing here, it doesn’t feel like autumn is inching ever closer. But it is. The sun rises a bit later and sets a bit earlier. I’m spotting elder berries…

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Happy Lughnasadh

With the warm and dry weather continuing here, it doesn’t feel like autumn is inching ever closer. But it is. The sun rises a bit later and sets a bit earlier. I’m spotting elder berries…

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2022 World Embroidery Day

2022 World Embroidery Day

Tomorrow is World Embroidery Day. So I made a wee collection of sunflower motifs to stitch. I really like sunflowers. So bright and cheerful. You can download the sunflower motif collection here. I hope you…

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Purple And Wonky

Purple And Wonky

A present I made for one of my friends in Denmark. She likes purple, I’m not so keen on it. But guess what! I actually really enjoyed making this and I have since added a…

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Purple And Wonky

A present I made for one of my friends in Denmark. She likes purple, I’m not so keen on it. But guess what! I actually really enjoyed making this and I have since added a…

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Vintage Embroidered Bag

Vintage Embroidered Bag

When my parents where here recently, my mum had brought a knitting project. And her project bag was this wee drawstring bag which she embroidered when she was 10 years old! Look at that stitching,…

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Embroidered T-shirt

Embroidered T-shirt

A little project to embellish a plain black t-shirt. This was a really relaxing project to work on in the evenings. I could even work on it when the light wasn’t excellent because the whole…

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