After purchasing a positive rainbow of colours, it seemed appropriate that this week was more than usually colourful. Having realised that the big project I had in mind would be enormous beyond anything than would be manageable on the 28 count evenweave I had purchased, I did a little thinking. I did an about turn … More Weekend WIP Roundup
Every time I head back to London, I have to buy, ahem, one or two embroidery supplies! I may have got carried away, but my little shopping expedition last week means that I can now crack on with some ideas I have been formulation for some time. I needed to match DMC floss to some … More Making Rainbows
We returned from Italy yesterday. This week has mostly consisted of rushing from one place to another and trying to do far too much! Every trip back is like this – will we never learn?! Happily, we did get a lot done and much of that is thanks to our parents who let us descend … More Weekend WIP Round Up
After my previous post I did a good bit of thinking about what works for me creatively. A look back over my very brief blog history shows that a lot of good has come from my experimental approach. The very act of making inspires more and more ideas so why would I want that to … More Weekend WIP Round Up
I have to admit, I have been feeling a bit cross with myself this week. My “Hello Flower” satin stitch project that I wrote about here and here was progressing so well but then I hit a bit of a snag. It is nothing major, but it is becoming more and more apparent that I … More A Happy Accident
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
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 haven’t been able to make much progress with this project. Making a start on it though has given me a host of other ideas for things I can try out in satin stitch so I have committed them to the list for a future date. I had a couple of people ask me about … More A Study in Satin Stitch
Ambrosia Stitches 