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Embroiderers Companions 25 Jul 2013 | 09:25 pm
I love to stitch little things for stitcher's, so here are my latest creations ready to go in my Etsy shop. I always stitch where ever I go so it,s nice to have a little set of my needfuls to quickly...
Stitched velvet flowers. 16 Jun 2013 | 09:05 pm
I love to use these pretty velvet flowers in my work, often added as they are to journals, fabric boxes and collages. Today I've been using them in embroidery and stitched onto some vintage linens. ...
Work in progress. 9 Jun 2013 | 09:29 pm
I'm working on embellishing my journal so here is my progress so far... The hexagons are cut from pieces of vintage linens and I've added some hand stitching... there will be more added to the cover...
Pink rose journal ready to embellish. 2 Jun 2013 | 09:58 pm
I like the idea of a very basic journal with fabric and paper pages. I just love this fabric with it's pretty Old English roses, I can almost smell the scent in a beautiful walled garden...the cover ...
Beautiful lampshades. 29 May 2013 | 04:01 pm
I can't resist turning my plain lampshades into something gorgeous and feminine. I found this one in a skip whilst out walking with my Grandson. As I paused to look at it he said ''Oh No Nana'' and w...
Pretty things for embroiderers 2 May 2013 | 09:19 pm
It's nice to combine lovely fabric with pretty embroidery so these new designs really appeal to me. I wanted a pocket to keep my embroidery hoop and a small pair of scissors, along with storage for n...
Felt and Stitch. 22 Apr 2013 | 08:13 pm
I am loving making felt but will always feel the urge to stitch on all my work. There is nothing that I enjoy as much as the feel of needle and thread... I made my first felted beret this week in a w...
My first attempt.... 1 Apr 2013 | 09:20 pm
I joined my Fibre craft/felt making course at the beginning of February. We have a class for four hours on Tuesday afternoons and have been looking at some interesting techniques including the wonder...
Little White Rabbits and flowers for Mothers Day. 10 Mar 2013 | 08:42 pm
It's Mothering Sunday here in the UK and I received some beautiful flowers from my daughter. She lives 200 miles away in London so we can't get together very often. My surprise came carefully wrapped...
Baa Baa 5 Mar 2013 | 12:10 am
I'm four weeks in to my Felt making course and today was a special day spent talking about wool...and visiting Devon and Cornwall Wools. Wool is a by product of meat production and therefore needs to...
