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
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 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
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
Ambrosia Stitches 