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Sardinian knotted embroidery from NZ

You may remember that in January this year I spent two and a bit weeks in New Zealand, teaching punt’e nù, or Sardinian Knotted Embroidery. Each of the six classes did the Petite Doily from my book Sardinian Knotted Embroidery. The students made great progress, but I always tell my students that I love […]

March 3rd, 2017 | Category: customer embroidery, Punt 'e Nù, Sardinian Knotted Embroidery, teaching embroidery, travel, White Threads Blog, whitework | 2 comments

Customer embroidery: Portuguese Whitework ornaments

I received a lovely email from a customer, Jane, the other day.

“A few months ago I re-ordered 3 of your books that I lost when a flood hit Dungog. Well, I lost a lot of things but one of the things that I gave to a friend before we went under, was the […]

September 8th, 2015 | Category: customer embroidery, Portuguese embroidery, Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães | Leave a comment

Finished Elizabethan Strawberries

A little while back one of my students from the cruise in April sent me a photo of her finished Elizabethan Strawberries project. She’s done a marvellous job and gave me permission to share the photo with you. Congratulations Judy P!

This was a small class, aimed at experienced embroiderers, with very dedicated […]

July 14th, 2015 | Category: customer embroidery, Elizabethan embroidery, Embroidery classes, travel | Leave a comment

Reader’s embroidery

Every time I run a class I always tell the students that I LOVE to see photos of their finished works. You can imagine my delight when someone actually takes me at my word and sends me one! This morning was just one such occasion, when Michele sent me a photo of her beautiful, […]

October 27th, 2014 | Category: customer embroidery, Embroidery classes, mountmellick embroidery | One comment

A winning doily!

In November last year, I shared with you Crystal’s beautiful version of my design “Claire Doily” from Elegant Hardanger Embroidery.

Crystal wrote to me again this week, with news about her doily. She entered it in the folk art competition at the Sons of Norway District Convention in California. It was one of about […]

July 2nd, 2014 | Category: customer embroidery, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment

wearable embroidery by Helen

Following my recent post on embroidery on clothing, I was contacted by one of this blog’s regular readers, Helen. Helen has embroidered many pieces of clothing and enjoys wearing her embroidery. She sent me some photos of her creations, which she has kindly given permission for me to share with you.

Helen: “Embroidery is […]

May 12th, 2014 | Category: customer embroidery | Leave a comment

Claire Hardanger Doily stitched by Crystal

Earlier this year I heard from Crystal in Colorado. She was stitching the Claire Doily from my book Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, and had a few questions. I answered her questions (I’m always happy to provide after sales service, so if you have questions, please just ask!) and requested that she send me a photograph […]

November 20th, 2013 | Category: customer embroidery, Elegant Hardanger Embroidery, hardanger | 2 comments

Designed by me, stitched by others

Yesterday I received a message from my US distributor with a link to a Facebook group. In that group a member, Arlene, had posted a photo of the Portuguese Whitework sampler from my book Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães. Arlene has done a magnificent job, and I was pleased to congratulate her on […]

October 18th, 2013 | Category: customer embroidery, Embroidery classes, Portuguese embroidery, Portuguese Whitework: Bullion Embroidery from Guimarães | 2 comments

Student success

Yesterday I received a photo from Ruth, who was one of the students in my classes on the needlework cruise that I taught on in February this year. Ruth took my Mountmellick class and my Portuguese Whitework Panel class.

From the photo (which Ruth has given permission for me to share), you can […]

August 2nd, 2013 | Category: customer embroidery, Embroidery classes, mountmellick embroidery, Portuguese embroidery, teaching embroidery | One comment

Singleton Embroiderers Guild group

On Tuesday and Wednesday Singleton Embroiderers Guild group welcomed me back to teach Portuguese Whitework. A couple of years ago I did a Mountmellick workshop with them, which they greatly enjoyed. It was lovely to see several of the completed projects which they proudly brought along to show me! Our Portuguese Whitework class got […]

May 17th, 2013 | Category: customer embroidery, Embroidery classes, Portuguese embroidery, teaching embroidery, whitework | Leave a comment
 
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