Hello Everyone I will be releasing the first two black and white, Whitework kits next week, they are being packed as we speak and wanted to address some of the concerns you may have about satin stitch. I dislike that word "concerns" because it conjurs up images of something to be "concerned" about! In fact… Continue reading Concerns About Satin Stitch
Hello Everyone Hope all is good with you? I have just got back from a week in Mauritius with my family - it was divine! When we left Cape town it was freezing cold and we arrived to warm, sultry sunshine, white beaches and clear blue sea - so I tucked my wrinkly white bits… Continue reading Back from holiday
Hello everyone I will be away on holiday next week for ten days so the shop will be closed for the period 30th June - 11th July. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Meantime wherever you are be it winter, spring, summer or autumn have a wonderful weekend and many happy stitching hours. Trish
Hello Everyone This week it is my great pleasure to announce that the first of the Whitework embroidery kits is available , and in the Etsy Shop here. This is an entry level kit for those who want to learn the technique and also for those who have some previous experience. In this kit you… Continue reading WHITEWORK KIT HERE
Hello Everyone Firstly thank you all for the fantastic response to my Moonlit Owl in the last post. It was lovely to receive such encouragement and positive feedback and I have come up with a plan to re-draw the owl and flowers myself in a similar design. It will… Continue reading Whitework Kits
Hello everyone I hope your week is going well. I have had to put embroidery business aside this week as have been busy helping my young daughter study for her first exams - this is rather like going back to school but much much harder as I have to google everything! I knew I was… Continue reading Whitework Impressions
Hello everyone Just to let you know that the following kit items below are back in stock. Click on the title to go to the Etsy shop. Unfortunately my printer is on leave so am unable to re-stock the Sacred Kingfisher kit at present but it should be back in the next few weeks. Dont… Continue reading Back In Stock
Hello everyone We have had a lot of holidays over and between the Easter period in South Africa which has given me time to do some “guilty pleasure stitching” – guilty because this stitching is not necessary or planned for any particular purpose, just for enjoyment (although it is always a pleasure to stitch). I… Continue reading Outlines
Hello everyone just to follow up on yesterday's post where we discussed Pilot Frixion erasable pens. Jenny from Chester in UK mentioned that although heat removed the lines if it was put into the deep freeze the lines re-appeared! I followed up on this and did some research - it seems that the quilting community… Continue reading Frixion Pens follow up
Hello world Hope you are well and happy and getting in some stitching time. Firstly my apologies I inadvertently said we were experiencing Spring last week when in fact it is Autumn.............. dear oh dear one of those blonde moments! Beating Around The Bush 2014. This week as promised I wanted to share with you… Continue reading Magic Pens & Whitework
