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It is all about NEEDLEPOINT for the next several posts, in specific stitch samples. I will be focusing on Colour #186 which was originally dyed for a project designed by Canadian designer, Lorene Salt. It is a beautiful blend of teal, variations of purple and deep blue. I have mentioned previously that I have a…
AUTUMN KALEIDOSCOPE is a gorgeous pattern designed by Canadian designer, Lorene Salt. Lorene contacted me several years ago regarding dyeing up a custom colour combination specifically for this project, Colour #10 in my shop. It will come as no surprise to many of you that as much as I loved the original colours and I do,…
Some gorgeous HARDANGER today. It is always such a delight to start my day off with a photograph from a project one of my customers creates using my threads. I never quite know what to expect. Leslye lives in South Africa and ordered from me quite some time ago. At that time, she mentioned she…
BLACKWORK is a form of embroidery generally using black thread. It is a counted-thread embroidery usually stitched on even-weave fabric. Earlier in the year I asked if any of the members of the Embroidery Guild of Victoria did Blackwork as I wanted to show some using my threads. Fortunately Johanna stitches various other forms of…
THANK YOU – BOTH ARE NOW SOLD. As you can well imagine having a hand dyeing thread business one collects a massive amount of ORTS! I save these up over time and currently have one large freezer bag of a selection of colours available. There are insufficient lengths for stitching, all bits suitable for those…
Another area of Block # 5 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies. For those of you who are new to my blog, I work on one medium size crazy quilt project annually, or at least I try to! This year I chose a completely different colour combination from last year in a…
The first area of Block #4 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies. I work on one medium size crazy quilt project annually, or at least I try to! This year I chose a completely different colour combination from last year in a bold primary colour palette. You can find all the other…
A small section of Block #3 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies. I have mentioned previously that I generally work on one medium size crazy quilt project annually. This year I chose a completely different colour combination from last year in a bold primary colour palette. You can find all the other…
TEMARI – another of Verna’s lovely creations today! TEMARI are Japanese thread balls meaning “hand ball” in Japanese. They are a folk art form originating in China and later introduced to Japan. They were originally created as children’s toys. Historically remnants of old kimonos were used as wadding to form the ball. Today many use…
Am thrilled to introduce this lovely Alpine Summer design. In late September I had the pleasure of attending a three-day workshop taught by Canadian designer Carolyn Mitchell. I received an email from her earlier in November with the most beautiful canvas work Christmas ornament she has created using Colour Complements threads. She has called this…
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