Hello everyone How are you? Cant believe that Christmas is just around the corner ? You will probably be approaching winter in your part of the world, but here in Cape Town it is Spring and we are going into summer. Most people spring clean their houses but as you know my motto is "Embroidery… Continue reading Shop Spring Clean
Hello everyone Hope you have had a good week and looking forward to the weekend and hopefully lots of stitching time? I have been very busy the last few weeks stitching magazine and book commissions which sadly I can't share with you right now but they will be available very soon. Due to popular demand… Continue reading Pattern Packs & Fabric prints
Hello everyone Hope this finds you well? I have a few announcements to make this week: Blog Updated We have a new look to the blog - it should be easier to navigate, sign up and post comments. There is a Google translate option and we have installed a Recaptcha security on the contact form… Continue reading Shop open
The pattern pack for Blue Flora & Bee line project is now in stock. Pack includes: Printed Instruction bookLinen fabric with pre-printed outline Have a wonderful week. Trish
Hello everyone hope your week is going well? I am delighted to let you know that the Blue Flora & Bee Line pattern is now available in the online store. If you follow me on Instagram you would have been following its' progress and I know some of you have been anxiously awaiting the pattern!… Continue reading Blue flora and bee line pattern
Hello everyone Hope your week is going well? As promised some time back I will be sharing with you my visit to Kew Gardens followed by a meeting with an extraordinary embroidery group in Ireland in June this year- where is the time going!! Following my visit to Tunbridge Wells and Search Press I spent… Continue reading Kew Gardens and Ireland
Hello Everyone, hope your week is going well? This week I would like to address some concerns you may have had with using an iron on transfer with cotton fabric, but firstly a bit about sublimation printing and how an iron on transfer is created. Iron On Transfers Iron on transfers are a life changing… Continue reading How to use an iron on transfer with cotton fabric
Hello everyone Hope your week is going well? This week I would like to share with you the Blue line flora and bee line embroidery. I have been working on this for some time and only able to reveal it now. This embroidery is reproduced with kind permission from artist Rachel Pedder Smith in the… Continue reading Blue Flora and Bee Line Embroidery
Hello everyone Hope you are having a great week? Just to let you know that the premium linen is finally back in stock. There has been a 5% price increase, sorry about that but unavoidable. As you know this is a top quality fine, linen fabric imported from Belgium - it is not easy to… Continue reading Linen & Transfers back in stock
Hello everyone Today I wanted to dye some white linen to give it an antique look for a specific project, and thought you may find it helpful to see the process and the results. I prefer coffee over tea for this as it creates a beautiful soft antique shade, see for yourself here is the… Continue reading Antique Linen
