Embroidery has a lengthy history, as adornment, embellishment and hobby for nimble hands. This blog showcases the embroidery styles that I have mastered, as well as the styles that I am still learning. From medieval to modern, European to American, simple to complex, read all about my journeys with string. Thursday, June 15, 2017. Freebies for the Kiddos! Posted by Ren Finnemore. Saturday, June 10, 2017. Let There Be Peas on Earth! Or, A Photo Primer on Elizabethan Pea Pods. Once the pods are all done,.

Thursday, September 11, 2014. I have always found that the best way to learn about how passementerie is made is to look carefully at damaged items. Hidden areas can show the intensity of the original colours, how stitching is used, if glue is present, and of course many techniques can be discovered by studying how something has come apart. These tassels remain some of my favourites, as they held so many surprises.

As you might imagine, I am still processing what this means, how I feel about it, and my intentions for my vigil and elevation to the Order. This will likely take me some time. But not for the reason you might think.

Passionate about embroidery, dollhouses and cross stitch! About my needlepoint kits for sale. I am currently stitching the Carolyn Pearce Strawberry Fayre heart etui as a stitchalong project. The beaded forget-me-nots near the centre of the p.

Last weekend, I went to a local flea market with my mother. It was a wonderful warm day, and after the market we ate delicious cake. Somehow, all my haul was textile related. The next thing was a bundle of needlepoint wool, for the most part Phildar, the rest an unknown bran.

Welcome! Crazy quilting is my current love. I like the freedom it gives me to create as I go, with no plan and no pattern. Huh, imagine that! View my complete profile. This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from Marty52. Make your own badge here. Shall we have a bit more catch up? My Daily Blog Reads.

Insight into my work and inspirations. I am a Mum, designer, author and teacher of needlepainting embroidery from Cape Town, South Africa. More recently I have added whitework embroidery to my portfolio. Feel free to browse through the pages of my website, and read through the blog posts to find items of interest. If you would like to receive email notifications of blog posts sign up below. Have a wonderful day and happy stitching! Follow Blog via Email. Join 2,106 other followers.

38 The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving. The Art and Elegance of Beadweaving. This is my first book on jewelry making techniques using beads. 37 The Ehrman Needlepoint Book. Posted in Flowers and Gardens embroidery.

A journey through books, our garden and other life giving pleasures. The garden grows, all alone. The fur-kids rule, with wills of steel. The humans worship and obey, as they should. About the Naturally Dotty cast. Originally posted on imy santiago. A couple of weeks ago I read the third installment of a series I really loved. I will refrain from sharing the name of the novel and its author.