A flower bed in our neighbourhood. I like walking past this property, there are always beautiful flowers in the flower bed. In the early morning sun yesterday, the colours were especially beautiful… :-) I hope…
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On Saturday I finally finished the fourth mandala from the August Mandala Stitchalong. I was ‘supposed’ to finish it by the end of August, but life eh? :-) So now that I have finished the…
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Colour inspiration from the Swedish clothing brand Gudrun Sjödén. I like their bright colours and the patterns are often inspired by flowers and leaves. The colour on that wall is really beautiful but I don’t…
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Since I’m sketching more, I decided I needed a bag for my sketching adventures in the neighbourhood, and further afield. So I made this one. Unfortunately, I hadn’t taken into account the bulk of sketchbooks…
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Darning one of Tony’s socks using a new tool in the darning tool box. A darning loom. Sometimes called a Speed Weve because that was a well known brand back in the day. It is…
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I’m teaching at the Village Haberdashery in September, so if you’re in/near London why not come a long for some stitchy fun? :-) On September 8th, it’s Beginner Embroidery at 11 AM. I think there…
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Do you use a bullet journal? I have been using one for a few years now. Well, a simplified version of the bullet journal. For a while I didn’t see the point of bullet journals.…
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Autumn is almost here (although it feels like we’ve barely had a summer?) and you know what’s the perfect thing to do as the nights draw in and you want to be cosy indoors? Darning!…
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