I took my Portuguese whitework with me to Singleton, to work on the rather long train trip. During the class, I was talking with the ladies about good hoops for Mountmellick embroidery, and explained that deep hoops such as mine are really good for Mountmellick because they have more wood to grip onto the fabric [...]
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Yesterday I finally got my gorgeous new embroidery hoops with stands up on my website. I wanted to really illustrate how versatile and useful they really are, so I took a series of photos ilustrating the different things that make them just a delight to work with. NB: embroidery and hoop binding NOT included with [...] In preparation for the craft show in June, I’ve been ordering in new stock. I’ve got some left-handed embroidery scissors, lumidome magnifiers, and some embroidery hoops with stands that you sit on. Hopefully I’ll get these added on to my website over the next few days before I go off to Brisbane this weekend, otherwise [...] When I was teaching merezhka on Monday I learned of some amazing products that I’d never seen before. They were small acrylic domes that you placed on whatever you needed to magnify, and because of the shape of the dome, it magnified it beautifully. There was no need to “position” yourself correctly, or try to [...] The countdown to Christmas is on, and if you’re anything like me, you find it extremely difficult to come up with enough gift ideas to satisfy the relatives when they ask you what you’d like for Christmas. Here’s my top pick suggestions: Mountmellick wildflower cushion This would have to be our most popular Mountmellick kit. [...] When I was little my sister and I loved borrowing Ondori books from our local library, which had felt toys and dolls to make. We made quite a few. You can tell the books made quite an impression on me, because how many other craft books do I remember the publisher of, from when I [...] I mentioned previously that I’d love to go and see the Valentino exhibition that is currently on in Brisbane. I was hoping to see it when up there teaching. The teaching has been put off until next year, and the exhibition will be long gone by then. However, my husband has been in Brisbane [...] Yesterday I did some more work on the Christmas ornament that I am making for The Gift of Stitching‘s Christmas ornament issue. I have used some of Stitches and Spice’s gorgeous single ply silk with counted thread embroidery. When I first saw this silk at the craft show in June, I fell in love with [...] Following on from yesterday, I’ve put together a new page called The Big List of Needlework Magazines. Thanks to those who contributed already. I’d love to have more suggestions and submissions. I’ve already learnt of a great magazine that I’d never heard of before, and I am sure that there are many more that I [...] In Australia, we are fortunate to have an excellent selection of needlework magazines to inspire us. In terms of hand embroidery alone, I can think of Inspirations, Embroidery and Cross Stitch, The Gift of Stitching, Embellish, Homespun, Creating Country Threads, Handmade, Jill Oxton’s Cross Stitch and Beading, Australian Smocking and Embroidery… and there’s more, I’m [...] |
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