Back in May I wrote a post all about the Freehand Rainbow Applique class I had taught at the Making Zen Retreat and the cushions I’d made with my class samples. You can read that post here. I’d already became a little obsessed with the rainbow applique and had completed two cushions and a coaster. …
Here’s a bit of festive embroidery to ease you into the Christmas period. Plus I have some exciting embroidery related news to share in this post so please read on… This is my Scattered Stars Pillow which uses star shapes and jewel colours to create a cushion that looks good at Chrismas but can be …
Edited: GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED! Congratulations to commenter number 8 – Jo!! I will email you Jo (and great colour choices!). Commiserations to everyone else. Thanks so much for entering everyone! Please read on for the Round up Post… The Modern Crewel Embroidery Book Tour has been happening over the last two weeks and this round-up …
Today is the start of a two week Instagram Book Tour to celebrate the publication of my new book Modern Crewel Embroidery. It’s happenning over on Instagram because so few of my guests keep a blog, however some of them do and will be writing blogposts as well, AND I will be writing a round …
It’s time for some embroidery! The time has come to start talking about my new Modern Crewel Embroidery book with a little more urgency as it is due for release next month! This means I can now share some of the projects from the book and tell you a little more about it. I’ve got …
A month or so ago I started a lovely new community project called the Forthline Project: “The idea was inspired and developed by a group of experienced craftworkers, supported by the Edinburgh Shoreline project.The finished creations will be combined so that the whole Forth shoreline story can be displayed in whole and/or local sections. The …