Hello everyone Postal strikes over and at last I have some time to sit down and tell you about the Beating Around The Bush convention in Adelaide, Australia. BATB is a bi-annual convention hosted by Country Bumpkin, who are the publishers of Inspirations magazine, I attended the last one in 2012 (read about it here)… Continue reading BATB 2014
Hello Everyone It seems that postal services have resumed so I have re-opened the shop, hopefully in time for you to place your pre-Christmas orders. I would like to thank you for your patience during this time and once again apologise for any inconvenience it may have caused. Despite the strikes most of you… Continue reading CHRISTMAS GIVE AWAY
Hello Everyone I am back from the convention in Australia, it was awesome and I plan to share every detail of it with you in a post very soon! I am slowly coming back down to earth having travelled several time zones, but in the meantime there is something I need to bring to your… Continue reading POSTAL STRIKE
Hello Everyone I omitted to mention the thickness of the DMC Broder Special (coton a broder) thread for the whitework digital downloads. A No 30 is used for each project but alternatively you could use a No 25. This is now mentioned under the list of what you will need in the product description. Trish
Hello Everyone I will be leaving for Australia on Monday to attend the Beating Around The Bush Needlework Convention in Adelaide and we will not chat again before I get back in October. The shop will be closed on Sunday 21st Sep and will re-open on 6th October - So sorry for any inconvenience this… Continue reading Whitework Gone Digital
Hello students If you are attending any of my classes at Beating Around The Bush Needlework Convention in Australia please make sure you bring a small magnifying lamp with you. It is virtually impossible for you to see the tiny stitches in this work without one. If you dont have one you can purchase one… Continue reading Important Information For Students Of BATB
Hello Everyone Whitework Moonlit Owl The Moonlit owl kit is in stock in my Etsy store at last - click on the image to go directly to the store. The kit includes all materials including ample threads to complete the design, but as with all the whitework kits the floche and broder threads have… Continue reading Moonlit Owl In Stock
Hello Everyone Last week I attended our South African Needlework convention Ighali, it was great fun and my lovely students almost completed the embroidery project in the class time which was wonderful! I plan to share more of this experience with you in a later post. At the end of this month I will… Continue reading Beating Around The Bush International Needlework Convention
Hello everyone I will be away teaching at our Ighali South Africa convention next week so the shop will be closed as from Friday 22nd-30th August. When I get back I will be releasing the midnight owl kit so keep a lookout! Untill next time wherever you are be it winter, spring, summer or autumn… Continue reading Away Teaching
Hello everyone I am thrilled to announce that the first two black and white Whitework kits are here and available in the Etsy shop for sale. You can find them here. Supplies are limited whilst stocks last as the threads are imported from France so there could be some delay in re-stocking. The first is… Continue reading Black & White Whitework Kits
