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 her wonderful result. You can see the embroidery here. (Not sure if you need to be a member of Facebook to view this – hopefully not.)

I also received an email from one of the Morpeth class participants, who has already finished her Portuguese Whitework ornament! Alison did a lovely job of stitching and finishing the ornament, and really enjoyed the technique. She’s looking forward to stitching more from the book. Congratulations Alison!

I always love to see photos of your completed projects! It’s a lovely thing to know that close by, and in far-flung parts of the world, I’m bringing joy to others through the embroideries I have designed.