Since we moved to Italy we have been surprised by how rarely we have felt homesick. There are a number of reasons for this, not least the fact that we usually have to return to London for a couple of days every eights weeks or so. This is a chance for me to get my … More A Taste of Home
Reviewing what I have done this week, and in view of my previous post, it is clear I didn’t want to do any work that required much thinking! This week was all about cross stitch and satin stitch. I have been working on some of the designs I created when we first moved here last … More Weekend WIP Roundup
So yesterday, having a couple of hours free, I sat down to stitch. I was feeling a little cross stitched out so I decided I needed to spend some time free hand stitching I really should have carried on a bit with the flower window in the picture above. It has been a while since … More Stitchery to Soothe the Soul
We have lived in Udine for eight months now and we never get bored of taking in the mountain views. Much of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia is flat. So flat! Flat iron flat. Pancake flat. You can see for miles and then all of a sudden the mountain simply erupt onto the landscape. There is very little graduation, … More Mountain Views and San Daniele Prosciutto
Do you ever have an idea rolling around your mind for such a long time you are almost afraid to try and realise it for fear it doesn’t work? Just me? I really hope not! I have had the idea for this pattern for ages! A couple of weeks ago I decided to get a … More Designing and Devising
Oh my! What a busy week it has been. We had friends staying for five days so most of my time was taken up looking after them. It was such a pleasure to have them but it did mean that stitching took a bit of a back seat. As as you can see from my … More Weekend WIP Round Up (plus one day!)
I am happy to say the drive to be a more organised that I talked about in this post has continued. In addition to this, I have felt the need to have a little more mental order too. I am finding that the more I work, the more ideas I have. Sometimes, those ideas have … More Weekend WIP Round Up
We are making the most of the recent warmer weather we are experiencing in Northern Italy, even though we sometimes feel like the only ones doing so! We have the kind of sunshine and warm temperatures that would see most right thinking UK residents in shorts and flip flops. Not the Italians! They are still … More Letting the Sunshine In
I think it is probably true that, on some level, we all wish to be something we are not. For me, I would really, really love to be a tidy, organised person. Those of you who have met me will know that I come across as a very organised and together person but, scratch the … More Order and Method
I have had a busy stitching week here. Lots of planning and beginnings so, therefore, not so much to actually show! I have a number of cross stitch patterns that are at various stages in the design process. This is the start I have made on my Spring Fair Isle using the colour palette I … More Weekend WIP Round Up
Ambrosia Stitches 