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I am grateful for my loyal customers, students, family & friends, and a wonderful, creative career that enables me to share what I love and makes me glad to get up in the morning! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Trish BLACK FRIDAY SALE. Just a reminder that the Black Friday Sale in the Digital store starts 9am… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving

Hello everyone Hope you are well and enjoyed your weekend.  Only 4 more days till Friday 24th - Black Friday!  Last year my daughter and I stood in a queue for about 5 hours to get 50% off a new television, won't be doing that this year, but hoping to find a few bargains online… Continue reading Black Friday Digital Sale

Hello Everyone This week I would like to talk about blocking your embroidery.  This is not something I have always done in the past but lately I have found that it is the only way to remove those pesky puckers, wrinkles and hoop marks from our completed embroidery. Why does my fabric pucker? Firstly, lets… Continue reading Blocking Your Embroidery

Hello Everyone Hope you have had a fantastic week and are looking forward to the weekend and lots of stitching? After a rocky start the Malachite kingfisher is back in stock!  All orders have been fulfilled and are on their way. GIFT & BOOKS You will find a new section in the Online Shop called … Continue reading New In The Shop

Hello Everyone Please accept my apologies but I have had to temporarily withdraw the Malachite Kingfisher kit from the shop.  Whilst packing the kits we noticed that there was an error in the screen printed image and they have all had to be re-printed.  I hope to have them back in stock in about a… Continue reading KINGFISHER KIT FOLLOW UP

Hello Everyone Hope your week is going well. I am delighted to let you know that the long awaited Malachite Kingfisher needlepainting pattern kit has arrived and is available in the store.  You can find it here. A note that this will be the class project for students at the Ighali convention in Cape Town,… Continue reading Malachite Kingfisher

Hello everyone Hope you are enjoying your weekend.  There is a new product in the shop which I cant wait to share with you and I hope it makes you smile - it is a colouring book. What gift can you give the needleworker who has everything?  Are you one of the thousands of adults… Continue reading New Colouring Book

Hello Everyone Hope this finds you well? Continuing on with my recent overseas trip, this week I would love to share with you a rare and wonderful opportunity that presented itself on a stopver in Paris, on our return trip to Cape Town from Italy. As you all probably know, my first book was "Redoute's… Continue reading Redoute Exhibition

Hello everyone Hope this finds you well and enjoying your week? Just to let you know that we are having a SPRING SALE  in the shop.  Some of the kits are being discontinued to make way for new designs, so they will no longer be available, but not to worry as all discontinued designs are… Continue reading Sale