I have created this blog to share my interest in all forms of stitching, quilting, sewing, knitting, medieval re-enactment and costume making – particularly my love of historical embroidery. I also love travelling,especially when it also involves any of my other interests.Category: embroidery St...
Embroidery uses many combinations of stitches. Each stitch has a name to help identify it. The names of the stitches differ from country and country and place to place. However, some embroidery books include name variations as well. Most of the embroidery stitches are easy to make but when p...
As part of the Waltham Windmill “Making Waves” challenge all members will have a metre wide wall space at next years exhibition to use as they wish. It’s too early to know for sure what I’m going to be putting up in my space (no shortage of ideas though!) but one possible piec...
I have created this blog to share my interest in all forms of stitching, quilting, sewing, knitting, medieval re-enactment and costume making - particularly my love of historical embroidery. I also love travelling,especially when it also involves any o
Of course. Your stitches logo from BrandCrowd is provided in several formats including vector files (PDF and SVG). No matter how large you want your stitches logo, it'll look great. Vector files are used to create print layouts and illustrations as they ensure the same quality appearance acro...
Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery. —Wendell Berry 26 If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch th...
As well as other displays of weaving, spinning and embroidery, there was the ubiquitous Singer sewing machine. I love seeing these in museums, it always makes my little heart so happy to see them and to think about the women who may have used them. I have more pictures from another Cacer...
We had an embroidery workshop part two at sewing group, where I taught people how to use applique before embroidering. These are all patterns by the very creative Jenny of Elefantz. I love her work, and need to find more things to do with the finished products, sadly Katy now has all...
There was also one of the largest pieces of personal needlework that I have ever come across. This panel is embroidery, not woven, and was done over 23 years by Mary Trevelyan, for her husband. It is an amazing piece of work, and I would love to know more about it. 23 years is ...
I have created this blog to share my interest in all forms of stitching, quilting, sewing, knitting, medieval re-enactment and costume making – particularly my love of historical embroidery. I also love travelling,especially when it also involves any of my other interests.Category: needlepoint ...