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working hard on new book

Did you think I’d fallen off the face of the earth? No, I’ve just been busy working on the book! This week I’ve been working on stitch instructions, photography and the cover of the book. I think the cover is nearly there, which is quite a relief!

Last week I went to a training day […]

February 13th, 2015 | Category: Embroidery classes, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, teaching embroidery, writing books | 14 comments

Back from BATB

I had a great few days in Adelaide, attending Beating Around the Bush. I arrived on the Tuesday afternoon and set up my stand for the market day. I had shipped across two boxes of books and took a suitcase full of other stock, and samples to display on the wall. It meant that my […]

October 7th, 2014 | Category: Embroidery classes, exhibitions, Inspirations, mountmellick embroidery, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, teaching embroidery | 3 comments

Beating Around the Bush

I will be away from tomorrow (Tuesday) until Saturday, at Beating Around the Bush needlework conference in Adelaide. I will not be able to attend to any orders or enquiries during this time. I will get to them on my return. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Launching my book at […]

September 29th, 2014 | Category: Embroidery classes, exhibitions, mountmellick embroidery, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, teaching embroidery | Leave a comment

quiet and busy

I’m sorry I’ve been neglecting you. There’s been a lot of sickness here, so I’ve been stuck at home looking after sick people (including myself!) and we’re still getting through that. I’ve been stitching away, and also preparing for Beating Around the Bush needlework conference.

I’ll be at Beating Around the Bush for the Wednesday […]

September 20th, 2014 | Category: embroidery musings, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, teaching embroidery, writing books | 2 comments

Happy International Left-Handed Day!

Today is International Left-Handed Day, and as I am left-handed, I do enjoy the fact that we get our own special day!

I’ve had many interactions over the years with other left-handed stitchers, and many have loved having me as a left-handed embroidery teacher. I have heard horror story after horror story of them being […]

August 13th, 2014 | Category: book reviews, embroidery musings, embroidery stitches, left handed embroidery, stitch dictionary, teaching embroidery, The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion | 7 comments

Mountmellick in Mittagong

I had a lovely weekend in Mittagong teaching Mountmellick embroidery at Quilting in the Highlands. I had a full class and we had a great time! The students made good progress with learning new stitches and then getting them onto their cushion front.

One part of a Mountmellick class that I really enjoy is helping […]

July 29th, 2014 | Category: Embroidery classes, mountmellick embroidery, teaching embroidery | One comment

A stitching weekend in the cold!

This weekend I’ll be off to Mittagong for the 2014 Quilting in the Highlands retreat organised by Berrima Patchwork. Mittagong is in the Southern Highlands, south of Sydney. Given that it is winter in Australia at the moment, it’s a bit cold, and in winter it is always colder in the Southern Highlands. We don’t […]

July 24th, 2014 | Category: Embroidery classes, mountmellick embroidery, teaching embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

Beating Around the Bush classes

At the end of September and beginning of October, I will be teaching at Beating Around the Bush needlework conference in Adelaide, Australia. This is always a fabulous conference, with lots of wonderful tutors, students and classes.

This year I will be teaching the following classes:

Portuguese Whitework Bookmark – Sunday 28th September, 2014 […]

May 10th, 2014 | Category: Elizabethan embroidery, Embroidery classes, historical embroidery, mountmellick embroidery, Portuguese embroidery, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, teaching embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

Quilting in the Highlands 2014

Another big, exciting announcement today about what I’ll be doing next year! Yesterday, Berrima Patchwork generally released their information for the 2014 Quilting in the Highland Retreat (QITH), from Saturday 26th July to Tuesday 29th July 2014. The information has been out for a few weeks for past participants, but now it is available for […]

November 8th, 2013 | Category: Embroidery classes, mountmellick embroidery, teaching embroidery | Leave a comment

Beating Around the Bush 2014, Adelaide Australia

Well, the big news of the day is that the brochure for the 2014 Beating Around the Bush needlework conference in Adelaide has been released to those who had signed up for information via the Country Bumpkin website. I can’t find a direct link for the brochure on the Country Bumpkin website, but you could […]

October 31st, 2013 | Category: Embroidery classes, historical embroidery, mountmellick embroidery, Portuguese embroidery, teaching embroidery, whitework | 4 comments
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