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Sketching Small

Sketching Small

I used to always use this size of sketchbook. And I still do, for sketching patterns and things like that. But I’ve made a big change (for me) in the sketchbook size I use for…

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Sketching Small

I used to always use this size of sketchbook. And I still do, for sketching patterns and things like that. But I’ve made a big change (for me) in the sketchbook size I use for…

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Friday Links :: University Cat, Graffiti, Pompeii Sorceress

Friday Links :: University Cat, Graffiti, Pompeii Sorceress

Hello! Here’s a bunch of links I’ve been squirreling away over the past few months. I had kinda forgot about these links. I knew there were some there, but not exactly what. I have a…

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Weekend in Edinburgh

Weekend in Edinburgh

The weekend before last I was in Edinburgh to teach at my Bearpaw and Stitch Gathering. I have taught there before, three years ago. I love Edinburgh so I was really excited to go back!…

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Weekend in Edinburgh

The weekend before last I was in Edinburgh to teach at my Bearpaw and Stitch Gathering. I have taught there before, three years ago. I love Edinburgh so I was really excited to go back!…

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Slow stitching

Slow stitching

Hello friends!The deadline for my next book is coming up fast. Like, less than a month left fast! I would have liked to be a bit further along in the process, but the whole ‘having…

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Friday Links: Abbreviations, Frida Kahlo, Baby Elephant

Friday Links: Abbreviations, Frida Kahlo, Baby Elephant

My little sewing room/studio is still a right mess after our renovation. Various furniture has been crammed in there so basically now there’s no free floor space. We bought some new furniture in the redecorating…

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London Exhibitions

London Exhibitions

I visited the Fashion & Textile Museum in London on Friday, to see the Weavers of the Clouds: Textile Arts of Peru exhibition. It was pretty amazing! So full of embroidery and colours! If you…

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London Exhibitions

I visited the Fashion & Textile Museum in London on Friday, to see the Weavers of the Clouds: Textile Arts of Peru exhibition. It was pretty amazing! So full of embroidery and colours! If you…

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Friday Links :: Crochet Galore, Drawings, Venice

Friday Links :: Crochet Galore, Drawings, Venice

Happy Friday! Today is day 96 in my New York #100dayproject where I’m sketching some of the photos I took on our New York trip last year. I haven’t missed a single day! A few…

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Soft Under Foot

Soft Under Foot

Hello! We are through the worst bits of the renovating/decorating process. The very messy and noisy bit of having the chimney and fireplace removed is done, as is the plastering and most of the painting.…

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