One of the fun parts of starting a new embroidery is choosing the colours. There's something beguiling about sorting through the threads...

At my desk on Friday evening, I looked out the window to see a soft pink sky. I rushed outside for a quick look.  Turning to look west towar...

Yesterday we returned our sandbags to my son-in law. He had bought and filled them with earth when after two days - early in the week before...

This little Easter egg is a fun, quick project to stitch and it looks perfect on an Easter card. I started with a pattern I drew up and post...

It's been a slow and happy start to the year after lovely few weeks when the whole family gathered here for Christmas and the New Year. ...

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...