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A lovely example of pattern darning today. In April of this year I attended a stitch in. I had never attended a “stitch in” previously so really was not sure what to expect. I was in for quite a surprise when they were over 40 women gathered at a variety of banquet tables stitching all…
Fleur-de-Lis! Last year I posted about Autumn Kaleidoscope which is a design by Canadian designer, Lorene Salt. At that time my inspiration came from two of the colours in my 2018 summer collection. This colour scheme went on to provide inspiration in my 2019 summer collection with Colour #53. It is a BOLD blend of…
CREWEL EMBROIDERY is a type of surface embroidery generally stitched with wool. The technique is a style of free embroidery versus a counted thread technique and dates back to the seventeeth century. Backgrounds commonly used are tightly woven linen but other fabrics such as silk, cotton, velvet, organza and jute have been used in recent…
A NEEDLEPOINT STITCH SAMPLE today showcasing all three new colours in my summer collection. The pattern is available on Laura Perin Designs website as a freebie called A Little Summer Fun 1. It measures 3 ½ inches on 18 count mono canvas. Lorna has stitched this sample using the following threads Colour #53 size 5…
Introducing my new SUMMER COLLECTION 2019 – three new colour combinations that I hope will inspire your creativity. Last year I posted about my Autumn Kaleidoscope project using colour inspiration from my 2018 summer collection. Well, I decided to dye up a combination of teal blues and lime green to start my summer collection for…
Hagatha the Witch! As I write, I am thinking that perhaps I should save this for a Halloween post but since that is a long way off, I think it best to share Hagatha now. I have mentioned in the past that I rarely receive photos of any painted canvas projects so am especially pleased…
Always fun to share one of the needlepoint stitch samples from my stitch group. Earlier this year I supplied the group with a selection of colours celebrating spring and summer so they have been quite busy coming up with various colour combinations. I always look forward to see how they opt to combine colours. Desert…
My button cluster in Block #12 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies. This year I chose a bold primary colour palette for my crazy quilt project. If you are interested in following this project, you can find all the posts under “Black Butterflies” in the right sidebar under Categories. Button clusters provide…
I am always delighted to share various forms of EMBROIDERY on my blog. It is enjoyable to see the creativity of how customers use my threads. Jess recently sent me a photo of her own original design. She was inspired by a doodle she came across on Doodlers Anonymous. The project measures 10 x 13.5…
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