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Hello everyone Hope your year is going well so far? Can't believe it is the end of February already! Beatrix Potter Many of you have emailed asking when the Beatrix Potter kits will be available. Whilst I am delighted at the positive response, it is unfortunately, taking longer than expected due to the fact that… Continue reading Beatrix Potter

Hello everyone, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New year and are slowly surfacing from holiday mode into work mode as am I? I know that in most parts of the world you are in the midst of winter, bundled up inside with your heating or a nice fire, whereas we are well into… Continue reading Happy new year!

I am closed for the holidays from today 10th December till 7th January 2024. I would like to take this opportunity of thanking you all for your valued support in 2023 and look forward to continuing our journey together and introducing you to lots of new projects and ideas in 2024! The Christmas tree project… Continue reading Closed for the holidays

Hello everyone Just to let you know, I had confirmation from the Publishers today that the African Cross Stitch collection is definitely out of print so I am able to offer the Stitches for Africa PDF - its back in stock. Till next time, wherever you are in the world, keep smiling and happy stitching.… Continue reading Stitches for Africa back in stock

Hello everyone Before I started thread painting I was an avid cross stitcher. In 2002 my publishers decided to publish a book of my African cross stitch designs and the book was called The African Cross Stitch Collection. This book has now gone out of print, but as I looked at some of the patterns… Continue reading Stitches for Africa

Hello everyone, hope this finds you well? Thandiswa I am pleased to let you know that Thandiswa is now available as a PDF download. Thandiswa is also available as a kit with all the fabric, threads, beads etc needed for the project included. Whitework with colour portraits As a special Christmas offer all four portraits… Continue reading Portraits

Hello everyone Hope this finds you well? Can't believe that it is nearly the end of the year, time flies when you are having fun! Cosmo Thread pack bundle For those of you who missed out last time, I am pleased to let you know that there are a limited number of the Cosmo thread… Continue reading Threads & Kits

Hello everyone Just to let you know that for a limited time you can purchase all five Cosmo thread packs at a discount of 20%. The holiday season is fast approaching (can't believe I am saying that) and these co-ordinated thread packs would make fabulous gifts. Cosmo is a high quality stranded cotton embroidery floss,… Continue reading Special offer on Cosmo threads

Hello everyone Hope this finds you well? This week lets talk about transferring your embroidery outline to fabric. If you are like me I really dislike transferring the outline to fabric by hand? Using a pencil with a light source, or transfer pens is time consuming and I always end up with a wobbly line.… Continue reading Iron on transfers