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Hello everyone As you have probably heard in the media our beloved Nelson Mandela fondly known as Madiba (a title of respect derived from his Xhosa clan name) passed on last night.  His part on earth as had a major influence on all our lives, not only in South Africa but universally and I feel… Continue reading MADIBA

Hello everyone We are approaching Christmas rapidly so just a heads up that the Etsy shop will close on 12th December till 1st January and last posting overseas will be on 15th December.  Click on each thumbnail to go to the shop.  Digital downloads will be available in the shop throughout the Christmas period so… Continue reading What do we do with our finished embroidery?

Hello Everyone This week I would like to share with you the story and work of Renette Kumm.  Renette lives in Kynsna, South Africa and did a workshop with me in 2011 - at the time her work was good but she has since gone on to achieve excellence with her needle painting embroidery.  A… Continue reading From Humble Beginnings To Excellence.

Hello everyone I understand that some of you would like to get stitching the two new designs in time for Christmas and dont have time for the kits to arrive in the post so as requested I have made them available as digital downloads.  You can access them from the ETSY store here.  Enjoy and… Continue reading Digital Downloads

Hello everyone THis week I am pleased to announce the arrival of two new kits in the vintage range:  Redoute's Sweet Peas and Briar Rose, which are available in the ETSY shop.  South African customers please look at the top of the product listing for the price in Rand.  These floral beauties were inspired by… Continue reading New Kits

Hello everyone This week a reader sent me a request for a picture of a crewel design that I had done many years ago.  She said that she had come across it on the internet but had since been unable to locate it.  In my search for this picture I came across several crewel projects… Continue reading Thanksgiving

Hello everyone as promised this week I am going to share with you our wonderful train journey - if you live in South Africa or are planning to visit I highly recommend it as a great way to see some of the countryside.  The train trip would normally be out of our budget but they… Continue reading Train Journey

Hello everyone How are you all?  I had a wonderful trip on the train and hope to share some of it with you in the next post - I was lucky enough to see some rare old needle painting embroideries at the museums we visited,  and then I will tell you a bit about the… Continue reading Free Christmas Project