Christmas 2024 has come and gone and I hope it was a happy one for you! We were busy with house maintenance and home improvements that stret...

Years ago I trimmed my daughter's wedding veil with beads. She had collected some beads on her travels and planned to use them to add a ...

In my last post here I showed you an example of how the same stitch appears in different types of embroidery - namely, cable stitch is used...

The same stitch often appears in different guises on different types of embroidery. Consider cable stitch. The smocking on a little dress I ...

July the 30th was declared as a day for celebrating embroidery by a group of Swedish embroiderers in 2011. It is now recognized and celebrat...

This is a small sample that I finished off into a pincushion and donated to the Guild for sale at the exhibition. I wrote previously about t...

My granddaughter was delighted at the Queensland Embroiderers' Guild Exhibition when she recognized my cushion displayed in one of glass...

I spent Saturday afternoon in Brisbane at a meeting of the Embroiderers Guild of Queensland. There was a distinct air of anticipation and ex...

We have had wonderful visits from overseas family during March and April! It's been so good to catch up on family news and refreshing to...

This little sampler was designed for the 2009 Ighali Embroidery Convention in Fish Hoek Cape Town by Leslie-Ann Meek. These old photos don...