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
June 5, 2009
This ecclesiastical embroidery piece is an icon of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, from the Eastern Orthodox tradition. Lynn, … Continue reading Reader’s Embroidery: Dormition Icon in Silk and Gold
June 4, 2009
Last time we visited the Long Dog Sampler that my niece and I have been plodding through together, I was … Continue reading Long Dog Sampler Update…
June 3, 2009
Here ’tis, then – the give-away I mentioned early, when I spoke of Trish Burr’s kits that arrived last week! … Continue reading I’m Giving Away a Trish Burr Embroidery Kit!
June 2, 2009
Lately, I’ve mentioned a couple useful needlework related items that are great accessories, and here are some resources for those… … Continue reading Resources For Some of those Must-Haves
June 1, 2009
Last Friday, as usual, the postman dropped off the mail while I was at work. One of those little “we’ll … Continue reading China, All the Way from South Africa…
May 31, 2009
Last week, between the relative chaos of ending another school year, I managed to get out to the studio and … Continue reading Ecclesiastical Embroidery Project Underway
May 29, 2009
At long last, the end of this monogram alphabet! I don’t know if there’s anyone out there who will ever … Continue reading Monogram for Hand Embroidery: Celtic Z