With a selection of pretty pastels and no set plan in mind, I've been trying out a few ideas for a canvas work pincushion. Starting with...

Embroidery in Ukraine has a rich history. It can be traced back over 2000 years and there are many styles and colours based on the different...

An email from the Royal School of Needlework popped into my inbox today displaying this interesting canvas work piece by Hakyung Choo. Canva...

Two days to go to Christmas, the tree is decorated, and the grandchildren are full of anticipation and excitement. We had a hilarious game o...

I'm playing with these delicious pastels. Paternayan wool, also known as Paterna, is lovely for stitching on 14 count canvas.  I found t...

Since refurbishing my scroll frame, that I wrote about in my last post here , I've now attached my linen to the frame. That too was quit...

Linen is notorious for creasing. I want to do some pulled thread on a 50 count linen but this small, neatly folded piece proved even more di...

These have been in my sewing cupboard for a very long time. If you remember the Knitting Bar in Benoni, now long gone, you may have seen som...

This little pulled thread embroidery sample became my first oblong pincushion. With no fixed plan in mind, the pincushion grew from this sma...

Threading a needle with a fuzzy thread can be a challenge, especially for children. Make it easy by using a little piece of paper. Fold the ...