For the last week I have been preoccupied with my special coffee commission. I am happy to say it has finally been completed. I am so delighted I will no longer be getting myself into tizz with all of the far too similar shades of grey! One of the last jobs I had to do … More Weekend WIP Round Up
This blog post was originally going to be titled, “Less Thinking, More Doing”, but I decided that wasn’t quite right. I am actually quite a big fan of thinking. When it comes to creative ideas, I find it very useful to mull things over before I start. I have inherited from my Dad an ability … More A Little Less Thinking and a Little More Doing
I have been making a big push to get my Special Coffee Commission completed this week. We are visiting the UK at the end of next week and I want to have it all finished and mounted by then so I can take it with me and deliver it to my friend. I have learnt … More Moka Making
This week I have been ploughing on with my special coffee poster commission. The moka pot is starting to take shape but it is still just a lot of grey cross stitches! I hope to be able to share something next week. When I have felt the need for a break from all of the … More Weekend WIP Round-up
I mentioned last week that in recent months I have learned to love cross stitch again. I have to admit I’d previously got a bit snobby about cross stitch and had focused entirely on other forms of embroidery. I do think part of the problem was because a lot of shops that supply embroidery kits only … More Cross Patch
Since I began my year of stitchiness, I have surprised myself by falling back in love with cross stitch. I have managed to draft a number of my own designs and have been working away at them diligently. However, repeating the same stitch over and over can get rather dull so I generally try to … More Flowers in the Window
Ambrosia Stitches 