Hello everyone Happy Monday morning to you, hope you are doing well? We are approaching winter here in Cape Town, but I know the rest of the world is welcoming in the summer. Summer is a time for getting outdoors, enjoying nature or possibly going on vacation, but if you are anything like me I… Continue reading Summer projects
Hello everyone, hope all is good with you? This week I am pleased to let you know that at long last the first two Cape Landscape kits are available in the shop. These fine art embroidery designs are the first of this kind in my collection. The difference between these designs and my other patterns… Continue reading Cape Landscapes
Hello everyone, hope all's going well with you? We are rapidly moving into winter here in the Western Cape, as you slowly move into Summer! Did you know that there is a DISCOVER & LEARN facility on my site, that includes help and resources for embroidery? This facility can be found in the main menu… Continue reading COLOUR CHARTS & CONVERSIONS
Hello everyone I hope this finds you well? This week I am pleased to announce the arrival of a new Whitework with colour embroidery pattern, Delphi The Dolphin, just in time for Easter. Delphi is stitched in gorgeous vibrant shades of teal, green, blue and white. The design includes all our favorites, raised and padded… Continue reading Delphi The Dolphin
Hello everyone Hope this finds you well? I am increasingly concerned as to the availability of different brands of embroidery floss - it is becoming more and more difficult to source, it seems that many of the online shops no longer stock them or in some cases have closed down, is this your experience? This… Continue reading Cotton Embroidery Threads
Good morning everyone and a happy Monday to you all! Last week I had the pleasure of chatting to Gary Parr on Fiber Talk. If you would like to listen you can find it here. More information on Kew Gardens & Search Press. can be found in these previous Blog posts. On a side note… Continue reading Fiber Talk
Hello everyone Hope you are well and keeping warm and toasty? Fans of Whitework with Colour will be pleased to know that there is a new pattern in the Whitework Collection, Tudor Rose. Tudor Rose was created for the Cumbria convention which was to take place in Appleby UK in July 2021 but sadly has… Continue reading Tudor Rose
Hello everyone Just to let you know that the monochrome embroidery kits are back in stock. Unfortunately, DMC stranded cotton is still not available, the manufacturers are catching up on production since the Covid lockdown, so I have removed the thread pack and provided a list of required threads for each pattern. The prices have… Continue reading Kits in stock
Hello everyone I hope you are all doing well and coping with the new "norm"? This week I want to discuss the best method to use for the iron on transfers for the Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers and also Trish Burr Embroidery Transfers. As mentioned before these iron on transfers are printed by the… Continue reading How to use iron on transfers for Kew book
Hello everyone Happy New Year, I hope you had a wonderful festive season? It is 2021, and although the challenges of 2020 have transformed the ways we live, work, socialise, and move around the world, our common love of embroidery remains and sustains us as we adapt to our new normal. Distance learning classes In… Continue reading Happy New Year
