learning Mountmellick a sheer pleasure

I received a lovely email from a customer the other day, who has been teaching herself how to do Mountmellick embroidery. I include some of if below.

By the way, I haven’t sent a picture of the problem I was having with Palestrina stitch, but I did notice that the instructions in Inspirations magazine which is what I was following when I was first introduced to Mountmellick, and the instructions in [your] book differ. Since having your book and following it, my Palestrina is beautiful. Your book and your lovely nature (always willing to help) has certainly made learning Mountmellick a sheer pleasure.

If you are having a problem with a Mountmellick stitch (or merezhka, Hardanger etc) I am always happy for you to send me a low-res but good quality (small enough not to overload my inbox, but good enough so that I can see what you are stitching and what might be the problem) photo of the part of your stitching that is troublesome. You’ll need to include a description of what your problem is also. That way I might be able to advise you by remote so that you can fix the problem and continue on happily.

If you’d like to try learning Mountmellick embroidery for yourself, you can purchase our book, Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature at the Vetty Creations website. And because learning with the correct materials and thread is always best for giving you a real feel for the style, you can also purchase Mountmellick supplies, or even The Ultimate Mountmellick Kit – a complete kit with supplies and the book.