18
Oct 2021
Starry Cuffs
This is, or rather was, the cuffs on one of my winter coats. Worn and frayed. The sleeves on coats and jackets are usually too long, resulting in me twiddling the edges and so they…
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15
Oct 2021
Friday Links: Paris, Lasagne, Murals
I’ve been copying photos and other files from an old external hard drive. It is VERY boring. But also fun to go down memory lane. Pictures from 2012! 2005! 2004! I came across pictures of…
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12
Oct 2021
November Mandala Stitchalong
It is time to unleash the Kraken, err, the November Mandala Stitchalong! I’m excited about starting these patterns. They have snowflakes and stars and flowers and an overall (I think) Scandi feel. So looking forward…
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10
Oct 2021
Behind with Temperatures
The Temperatures 2021 embroidery is moving along at its own slow pace. Very slow. At the moment I am about a month behind. I had hoped that I wouldn’t get this far behind but here…
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08
Oct 2021
Friday Links: Cupcake, Shuttle, God
I have drawn the patterns for the November mandalas stitchalong and now I am at one of my favourite bits: picking the colours! :-) More about the stitchalong next week. But I hope it’s ok…
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06
Oct 2021
Nature Details
Yesterday I did something I haven’t done in a long while. A long, long while. I went for a walk with my proper camera. Since phone cameras have gotten so much better and it is…
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06
Oct 2021
01
Oct 2021
Friday Links: Gaelic, Prayer Rugs, Cats
It seems that I have got into a habit of darning socks on Saturday evenings. This is one of my efforts from last Saturday. I thought I’d do a little flower to darn this sock…
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27
Sep 2021
Sketching Wren’s Churches
As I’ve mentioned, I have been taking part in a sketchbook course which I have really enjoyed. Although I haven’t had as much time to participate in the classroom as I had hoped. But that’s…
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27
Sep 2021