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New Threads for the Bluebirds
There was a thread sale at my local needlework shop, so I went looking for something extra nice to work my bluebirds with! The larger skeins are Caron Impressions (50% silk, 50% wool), and have a really lovely sheen while … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, My work
Tagged Bella Lusso, Caron Impressions, crewel, embroidery
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embroidery in San Francisco
Y’all, I am dashing around San Francisco on vacation this weekend. It is great!!!! I wanted to mention that I found the most wonderful gallery with a truly, truly AMAZING series of embroideries. It’s the Asian Arts Center, open Monday … Continue reading
Xiang Silk Embroidery
OK, I swear the number of embroidery projects I’m working on simultaneously is not exponentially increasing. Really. This blog is definitely not helping though – I keep finding more things to try out. Regardless, I wanted to mention a wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, My work
Tagged Chinese embroidery, embroidery, needlepainting, silk, xiang
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Gifts from Portugal: Castelo Branco embroidery
After my last post on Castelo Branco embroidery, Méri mailed me two Portuguese magazines about it, plus some gorgeous silks (so incredibly generous of her!). I’m so excited! I will definitely be trying it soon! The first magazine is “Bordados … Continue reading
Little mouse
OK, y’all, I totally started another new project. But at least it’s a small one! I wanted to work on one I could finish quickly. Isn’t this mouse just adorable? It’s a kit from Woodland Threads, which is a Canadian … Continue reading
Posted in Design sites, My work, Surface embroidery
Tagged canadian embroidery, embroidery, mouse, surface embroidery, woodland threads
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Derwentwater Designs
I thought I’d mention some kits that caught my eye the other day. These are combination cross-stitch center/blackwork frame designs of wildlife from Rose Swalwell of Derwentwater Designs (couldn’t find the designer homepage, so I picked a shop). In the … Continue reading
Posted in Blackwork, Cross-stitch, Design sites
Tagged blackwork, counted thread, cross-stitch, kits
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Yet more crewel
I seem to have plenty of crewel embroidery fans reading my blog, so I will mention two more companies from the other side of the world, in case y’all don’t know about them. Here are three designs from Cindy Cooper … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, Design sites
Tagged australia, cindy cooper, crewel, daaft designs, embroidery, south africa
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Plas Teg Bellpull
This is the Plas Teg Bellpull from the Mary Jane Collection (2 feet by 6 inches). I’ve had this for a while. I was so excited about this design that I went and got the floss for it, even though … Continue reading
Posted in Crewel, Design sites, My work
Tagged crewel, embroidery, Jacobean, Mary Jane Collection
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O Canada
I was thinking. My philosophy of embroidery is: I know how to doggie paddle so why not jump in the deep end? Sink or swim, y’all! If I get stuck then I desperately hope that Needle ‘n Thread can bail … Continue reading
Drawn thread embroidery
Today I found you a (free!) beautiful 19 page tutorial on drawn thread work from the Heritage Shoppe. This shows you, in detail with many photos, how to do the work in this picture. It’s a type of embroidery where … Continue reading
