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The other day I wondered if the coral knot stitches on the Schwalm embroidery that I am working perhaps would have been done with coton a broder No 12 – if it still existed! I asked Luzine Happel, the designer of the project, about this and this was her reply: “It was not used for […] I’ve started work on Luzine Happel’s left-handed Schwalm project. I’ve never worked with a project that has the pattern applied with an iron-on transfer before. I’m surprised at how dark it is, and how much the colour of the transfer transfers to the thread as I stitch. I’m used to my whitework being white! The […] Thanks to everyone who contributed an answer to my question yesterday about what you understand “stab stitching” to mean. Most of you explained it as the same thing that I was thinking of – when you take the needle wholly from the front, wholly to the back, and back again, rather than threading the needle […] In the most recent issue of Inspirations magazine I have a Hardanger project – Treasure Chest – a collaboration with Janie Hubble. One of the features of this design is needleweaving that has groups of three parallel woven bars. The process for doing these neatly so that the thread doesn’t show up obviously between […] I thought I might spend a bit of time over the next few days giving you more information about the classes I’ll be teaching at Beating Around the Bush. Elizabethan Strawberry Roundel With Yvette Stanton Sunday 15th April 2012 This charming strawberry ornament features Elizabethan embroidery stitches such as buttonhole filling, reverse chain stitch and […] I feel like a lot of my dreaming time was filled with making bullions last night. Perhaps that reflects how many I have done recently? It reminds me of the nightmare I had when I sent my stitch dictionary off to the printers. I think that my day job is invading my sleep too much! […] When I am teaching French knots, it in variably comes up – either by me or a student – that some people maintain that French knots should only ever have one wrap. The idea is that if you need a bigger knot, you use a thicker thread. I don’t subscribe to this point of view, […] Today I’m in Hobart, ready to start a Mountmellick class at A Stitch in Time. I met Mary-Anne, the owner, for the first time yesterday and she is lovely. This will be a fun few days, I’m sure. When I was at Springwood on Monday we were discussing my unusual and difficult stitches class that […] This is the third of the classes I will be teaching at Beating Around the Bush in April next year. To book into classes, please visit Country Bumpkin’s website, where you can book online. Class 52: Mountmellick Lily Cushion Thursday 19th and Friday 20th April 2012 Learn to work traditional whitework embroidery from Ireland. Mountmellick […] Today I continue with my explanations of the classes I will be teaching for Country Bumpkin’s Beating Around the Bush conference next year in April. Class 51: Beyond the basics – mastering challenging and unusual stitches Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th April 2012 Expand your stitch vocabulary! We will work a colourful sampler to master […] |
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