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The start of a new crazy quilting project. I don’t know about you, but I always get quite excited when I start a “new” project. I love selecting fabrics, colours and embellishments. When I was finishing up my black butterfly quilt from last year, I began thinking about what I would do for my next…
AUTUMN KALEIDOSCOPE WITH COLOUR #188 Autumn Kaleidoscope is a gorgeous pattern designed by Canadian designer, Lorene Salt. I stitched my own colour version of this design back in 2018. I should have named in Summer Kaleidoscope as it is definitely a bold palette of lime green and turquoise. To date, it is my favourite project. …
Autumn Logs Thread Kit The pattern is designed by NeedleDelights Originals and this is the fourth design in her seasonal log series. I purchased this pattern several years ago to add to my stash. I knew when I saw it that I wanted to stitch it with a fall palette of colours as it was…
It is always fun to share some of Angela’s beautiful creations from Gossamer Tangles. Angela creates one of a kind crocheted jewelry or jewelry-type accessories. Fortunately, she uses Colour Complements threads in a variety of her pieces so I thought I would share a few more today. While I learned to crochet very young, I…
HUCK WEAVING or Swedish weaving is a surface embroidery technique known by a variety of names. These include Huck Embroidery, Huckaback darning, Punto Oitinho (Brazil) and Yugoslavian Weaving. The name Huck Embroidery comes from the specialty fabric, huck, which is the base fabric. The technique dates back to the 1600’s, most often found in linens. …
Does PATTERN DARNING make you think of holes in socks? That’s what I thought of! I remember watching Mom darning socks when I was young. Now, I must admit I have never been inclined to darn socks myself! The ladies in the canvas group recently introduced me to Norwegian pattern darning. It is a very…
Some of the stitch group decided to try some NEEDLEPOINT BOOKMARKS. Susan stitched her bookmark using Colour Complements Colour #58. Colour #58 is another new colour combination. She created a variation of a free pattern found on Laura Perin’s blog. I am sorry but I do not have the specific pattern. Laura is a talented…
It is always fun to see a HARDANGER sample using Colour Complements threads. Hardanger is a form of embroidery traditionally worked with white thread on even-weave linen or cloth. It consists of counted and drawn thread work techniques. It is sometimes called whitework embroidery. I am always thrilled to see traditional styles stitched with my…
A fast and easy NEEDLEPOINT sample today. I always like to have a small project that stitches up quickly on the go. Marie has stitched this pattern for a scissor fob and biscornu. The pattern is “Lily” designed by Canadian designer Kathryn Drummond of Gingerbread Girl Designs. It measures 3 ½ inches square on 18…
A great Halloween themed CROSS STITCH today using one of my new fall collection. Since Halloween is not far off, I thought this would be a lovely example for a very small project to celebrate the season. BOO! Pyra has stitched this sample which measures 2 1/2 inches on 22 count Aida. She started by…
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