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
January 17, 2010
More evidence that I’ve been procrastinating lately – I’ve collected some needlework, textile, embroidery and whatnot links that I thought … Continue reading Needlework Inspiration, Information, and Procrastination
January 16, 2010
Today’s a short post to announce the winner of the recent Trish Burr CD give-away. In this recent give-away, I … Continue reading Trish Burr CD Winner Announced…
January 15, 2010
When picking my way through an embroidery design, there comes a point when I like to move on from one … Continue reading Crewel Tail – Over For Now!
January 14, 2010
Working on the crewel rooster project is actually really fun, despite the oscillating ideas along the way that prompt me … Continue reading Wooly Feathers: More Tail Progress on Crewel Rooster
January 13, 2010
This Trish Burr CD features seven embroidery projects focusing on long and short stitch shading. Each of the projects includes … Continue reading Trish Burr CD Give-Away II
January 12, 2010
Thanks to Gill, freezing over there in the UK, I now know that the fleshy, bumpy stuff hanging from a … Continue reading French Knots – Lots of Knots – on a Wattle
January 11, 2010
Roosters are weird. They have these flappy things that grow on their faces and heads. They have these coats of … Continue reading A Crewel Tale … er … Tail