I have finally made it back to my blog and vlog to share some suggestions of festive stitch projects (knitting, crochet, punch needle, bargello) you might enjoy in the run up to Christmas. I’ve made a start on the bauble advent calendar mentioned. I’m really enjoying having a daily challenge and the variety of the […]
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Before Tilly’s new book Stretch was released I decided that I wasn’t going to buy it, because: I have an addiction to buying sewing books, and I’m trying to reduce my purchasing frequency, since I rarely sew from them; I’m trying to mainly sew from stash since listing my existing fabric on the Cora app
This week at the Birmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC) there was a four day craft and hobby fair. It covered a wide range of crafts, with a particular focus on paper crafts (particularly card making) and textiles (lots of knitting, embroidery, patchwork). There were a range of artists & collectives exhibiting their work, ranging from
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As part of my Nans’ Christmas presents I made teapot shaped coasters or stands to place under a hot teapot or pot in the kitchen. I only had thin felt so cut two layers and machine sewed them together.
I thought I’d create a gaming inspired embroidery for my manager’s Christmas gift. I decided that trying to embroider an image from a recent game might be too much of a challenge so I decided to go retro and created this 8 bit Mario for him instead. I might give Princess Peach a go next.
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Clematis embroidery, a photo by EnglishGirlAbroad on Flickr. A close-up of the embroidery detail
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Clematis embroidery, a photo by EnglishGirlAbroad on Flickr. This Christmas I decided to try and make gifts for family members (in addition to buying them presents of course!). My Mom is a keen gardener and flower arranger so I created her this custom clematis embroidery – embroidery currently being my craft of choice:) The design
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