I swore that, after the "L" monogram piece, I would steer clear of or nue for a while.... remember the "L"? And then I was introduced to this piece - I fell in love with this beautiful little toadstool which was designed by Mandy Ewing. I HAD to stitch it and include it in my…
I finished this lovely little cross-stitch piece last year and as soon as I removed it from the stretcher bars, I promptly forgot about it. I rediscovered it a couple of weeks ago and decided to use it to embellish an embroidery tool tray. I've been having trouble wrangling some of my Goldwork supplies at…
This beautiful little goldwork apple has been on my 'to do' list for a while! It is a design by Natalie Dupuis (Sew by Hand) and was offered as a group correspondence course through the Embroiderer's Association of Canada (EAC) last year. I was very lucky to have been able to stitch this piece along…
From March 2021 Hello there fellow stitchers, it’s March - how time flies! I must say that my mantra for the start of 2021 is ‘get ‘er done’. January and February have gone by quickly and, thanks to some very cold weather and continued restrictions, I’ve managed to accomplish quite a bit! My WIP list…
Ink jet printer meets hand embroidery... and they become friends! I love being able to use modern tools to assist with the embroidery process. Printing designs right onto fabric is a game changer - especially for small designs. Freezer paper has made the leap into craftland! I remember my mother using it to wrap meat…
from January 2021... Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and that you and your families continue to be well. It looks like this new year will be as interesting as the last! I like to look at it as a gift of time. It’s been wonderful working on…
This is from November 2020.... It’s quite amazing how fast time goes by. My trip to BC was very nice and it was wonderful catching up with my aunt. It was not a visit in the traditional sense as we were not able to stay at her house as we usually would. Instead, we had…
This post is from November 2020 ... It’s been a busy few weeks! I’ve got a few pages done for my goldwork journal and have some progress pictures to share! My or nue piece! This little fellow is only 2 1/2" tall by 2" wide. Getting started"L" is for LisaSlow and steady - it's amazing…
This post is from November 2020... Hi there everyone, a lot has happened in the past couple of weeks... I’ve started my Trish Burr journal and have made a short video on the process. It’s been quite fun planning this project and getting ready to stitch - and now I am ready!! I found some awesome…
This post is from October 2020... I’ve started a YouTube video series which follows along with the construction of my embroidery journals. There's lots of planning and gathering of materials and I thought the videos would be a good idea to document some of the planning. Here are links to my first 2 videos. Finding inspiration…
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