Trish Burr's Blog

Hello Everyone Please take note that in January 2013 the backing fabric for the miniature kits was discontinued and an article posted stating that the price of the kit had been adjusted accordingly:  you can find the article here. The kit instructions originally instructed for you to use a backing fabric but I later decided […]

This week I am continuing with the series on Miniature embroidery, we will be discussing threads. Having tried numerous thread brands over the years I can in all confidence say that DMC/Anchor stranded cotton are the best threads to use for needle painting in general.  They provide the right combination of sheen for a natural, […]

Hello everyone I am pleased to announce the arrival of 3 new designs of people and portraits.  Two miniatures and one Vintage Lady as shown below – these kits  are available from my ETSY SHOP.  I have used a fine polyester thread for outlining and minute details such as facial features on the miniature designs.  […]

Last week we talked about miniature embroidery, what it is, and its origins. As promised we are going to talk about the materials needed, i.e. fabric, threads, needles and hoops.  This week I would like to talk about fabric. Fabric is an important if not essential ingredient to the success of your embroidery – here […]

For some years I have wanted to try my hand at working miniature pieces of needle painting embroidery, and as you know this has become a passion of mine in the last year.  You may ask why………….?  What is the difference between miniature embroidery and a small piece of embroidery?  What exactly is a miniature […]

Hello everyone This week I have been busy as a bee clearing shipments, packing products and re-stocking the ETSY SHOP South Africans will find all the South African Rand prices listed at the top of each product – so when placing an order if you could email me with a list of the products you […]

Hello Everyone how is your week going – I really dont know where the time goes to when you are having fun (stitching that is)! This week we are going to have a chat to Margaret Vant Erve of Canada.  Margaret is an artist who uses a variety of textiles and paints to create the […]