All Threads Embroidery

Had a wonderful time on the weekend up in Brisbane, teaching Mountmellick and Merezhka classes at All Threads Embroidery in Brisbane!

On Saturday, 10 ladies and I spent the day exploring the stitches of Mountmellick embroidery. We had fun playing with many variations. It was lovely to see the ladies faces light up when they learnt something they never had before.

On the Sunday there were eight of us in total, with 3 coming back from the previous day, ready to embark on their first Merezhka project. The day was a lot quieter than the Saturday, as there was a lot more concentration, following the pattern and counting threads.

Over the weekend, Kerryn Lightfoot was a delightful hostess. Her shop is wonderful! Its name “All Threads Embroidery” is very apt. Its an Aladdin’s Cave! Kerryn stocks as many different types of threads as she can, including my Mountmellick threads. I couldn’t go home empty-handed, and bought some Floche cotton, which is like broder cotton but with a softer twist. I also bought a piece of Colourstreams crinkle silk chiffon in green. Very nice! And there was some lovely pale green silk dupion, but I realised that the reason why I liked it is because I already had some of the same colour at home…!

Well, we all had a wonderful time, and Kerryn’s invited me back next year. So all you Brisbanians/Brisbanites (what do you refer to yourselves as?), I’m coming back! 🙂

Thanks to all for making me feel so welcome and for helping me to have such a good time.