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A gorgeous TEMARI ball today reminding me of the colours of summer. Verna chose a beautiful orange background which I feel showcases the colour palette beautifully. The pattern is Interlocking Diamonds from a book by Margaret Wood. Verna used three colours of perle cotton Colour #29 Colour #127 Colour #19 – substitute a solid bold…
A truly lovely example of STUMPWORK today. Some of you but likely not all will know that I am a big fan of stumpwork. I am currently planning a new crazy quilt which will have lots of stumpwork. Natalie sent me photos of some of her experiments using my Very Velvet Petite. Yes, my Very…
I have been playing catch up since my move in the dye studio so have added a few more SAMPLERS to my stock. My samplers have proven very popular. They are generally 4 skeins of different threads dyed in the same colour combination so great as a gift for a stitching friend or for stitching…
FLAT RIBBON – I had viscose FLAT RIBBON in stock several years ago. Sadly, my supplier went out of business and I have only recently found another source. So, I have dyed up a small selection. Flat ribbon is a viscose knitted rayon approximately 2mm in width (1/16 inch). It is knit in a circular…
My BLACK BUTTERFLIES crazy quilting project continues. If you are new to this project, I work on one medium size crazy quilting project annually. This year I chose a very different colour combination in a bold primary palette. You will find all the posts pertaining to this project under “Black Butterflies” in the right sidebar…
NEEDLEPOINT CUPCAKES, yes it is all about cupcakes today. I know many of you will be familiar with the American Needlepoint Guild but just in case you are not make sure you visit their website. There are many chapters of ANG and I do tend to both see and hear about a lot of projects…
Another TEMARI ball and it is a beauty! The pattern is Kiku Mums by Barbara Seuss. Verna chose a pale cream background that is laced with very fine multi coloured metallic threads. Verna used size 8 perle cotton available in the SHOP Colour #4 Colour #18 Colour #19 – sold out – a solid bold…
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…
Some TATTING today. My friend Kerry sent me another lovely gift recently. My “Christmas in July” gift. Four tatted bracelets using my summer collection of colour combinations! She had emailed me some time ago that she had been playing with TATTING which she had not previously done. She watched this VIDEO. on how to do…
Block #7 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Buttferlies, the final reveal. 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 posts pertaining to this project under…
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