I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more
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I learned to embroider when I was a kid, when everyone was really into cross stitch (remember the '80s?). Eventually, I migrated to surface embroidery, teaching myself with whatever I could get my hands on...read more
Contact Mary
September 9, 2010
Stumpwork & Goldwork Embroidery Inspired by Turkish, Syrian & Persian Tiles by Jane Nicholas finally arrived! And I’m pretty darned excited to show you this beautiful book!
I’ll start with a teaser of the endpapers in the book:
Pretty, eh? I just love endpapers. Continue reading “Stumpwork Tiles Book by Jane Nicholas: Book Review”
September 8, 2010
This Blackwork Fish embroidery project has dragged on long enough, hasn’t it? In my imagination, the project had become a big googly-eyed monster, and every time I sat down to do some stitching, it stared at me with a Certain Look that I generally ignored. But last night was different. Last night, I said, “That’s it! Like it or lump it, I’m finishing you now, and your little bubbles besides!”
And so I did. It’s not the best finish in the world, but by gum, it’s finished.
First, this is where we left off on the Blackwork Fish:
September 7, 2010
Monica Wright of the Royal School of Needlework sent out an e-mail earlier this week with some exciting news from the RSN. The first point is that they have a new website, which is great. It’s a lot easier to get around on than the old one was!
September 6, 2010
When the school year starts and life gets hectic, it’s time for me to kick into “15 Minute Mode” with needlework, or I’d never get anything done. If I want to make any progress on needlework, I have to snatch time here and there. And, believe it or not, snatching 15 minutes here and 15 minutes there makes all the difference in progress! I’ll show you what I mean…
September 4, 2010
A repeated topic that comes up when I’ve spoken about my high school Needle Arts class is the students’ Embroidery Stitch Journals. Several readers have asked about the stitch journals, so I thought I’d show you what they are.
September 3, 2010
If you’re looking for goldwork threads, or interested in getting into goldwork and you don’t quite know what real metal threads are what, you’ll want to check out the Products List on the Access Commodities website. There, you’ll find a list of goldwork threads distributed by Access Commodities, and – better yet – you’ll find photos of the individual types of real metal threads.
September 2, 2010
It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to these monograms, but I really need to finish this alphabet! So here’s the L in the Fan Flower alphabet. If you’re looking for stitching suggestions, check out the “A” in this same series of monograms – I’ve included just a few loose ideas. I’m sure you can come up with some great ones on your own!
I’ve included below a small version, a large version, and a PDF with both:
