September 8, 2014
Needlework News Snips
I’ve been saving some little needlework news snippets for a while, so today, I think I’ll share part of the list with you. Kick back and join me for a cup of coffee!
First, some delectable eye candy!
September 6, 2014
Inspirations
Saturday morning! The birds are frolicking, the air is cool (mid-50’s! Yes! Autumn is coming!), the windows are open, my tea is hot – in short, it is a perfect morning to sit and chat with you!
Now and then, I come across newsy needlework bits, important information, interesting blog posts, splashes of inspiration, or just some neat little embroidery-related thing that makes me think of you. “Ah, I’ll share that with my friends…” So I keep a list. And eventually, they morph into a weekend chat.
Today, though, I’m just going to concentrate on one bit of news, because I think it’s important. We’ll have a chat about the other bits, later on.
September 5, 2014
Simply Samplers – Winner Announced!
Besides being the last day of the first week of September (already? where does the time go?!), today’s the day we find out who wins a brand-spanking-new copy of Cheryl Fall’s Simply Samplers, which I reviewed a couple weeks ago.
A short recap of the book: Simply Samplers is a nice beginner’s embroidery book for both cross stitch and surface embroidery. It covers all the basics and makes a great starting point for folks, young or old or anywhere in between, interested in getting into stitchery for the first time.
September 4, 2014
Monograms for Hand Embroidery: K, L Daisy & Rings
Last week, I posted the I & J monograms for this particular alphabet.
They weren’t the greatest hits in the world – the I is ok (it was the original), but the J (my re-draw) was another question. Someday, I’ll go back and try to re-imagine the J!
In the meantime, though, forward with the alphabet! Today, the K and the L.
September 3, 2014
Delicious Embroidery – A Luscious Book!
Today, I’m going to review for you an absolutely luscious needlework book called Delicious Embroidery, by the mother-daughter team of Lesley Turpin-Delport and Nikki Delport-Wepener. It’s brand new on the market, and you won’t find it too widely available right now, but I’ll list some sources at the end of the article.
As the name implies, Delicious Embroidery loosely parallels a cookbook approach towards the embroidery and mixed media projects within.
It’s a fun and fascinating book, for both its instructional content and its visual content – it’s definitely one of those books that deserves Coffee-Table Status. I think even non-embroiderers would enjoy browsing through it and marveling at the contents!
September 2, 2014
D is for Doing
Besides the Secret Garden hummingbird embroidery project, I’ve been doing other embroidery-related stuff behind the scenes in my little spot here in Kansas.
September 1, 2014
Secret Garden Embroidery: Top of the Wing
Happy Monday! And if you’re enjoying a three-day weekend today, double-happy Monday to you!
It’s Labor Day here in the US. To celebrate, I’m going to labor with some stitchy stuff – and a little cleaning and organizing.
But in the meantime, I want to show you the top of the wings, or the wing “caps” on the hummingbird.
Last week, we left off here:
