Enigma Embroidered Spring Coat
I don’t do a lot of ‘straight’ hand embroidery. If I do embroider, it’s often in conjunction with my smocked projects – bullions, feather stitch, that sort of thing. But last winter, I fell in love...
View ArticleGail Doane 4-Piece Set workshop
I ran away from home last week. But before you panic, don’t worry. I didn’t tie all my belongings up in a handerchief and set off on a raft; I went to Pennsylvania to attend the SAGA Needleart Retreat...
View ArticleAn Enigma Solved – Embroidered Coat Finished
I’m so proud of this coat. As my regular readers know, I’ve dubbed 2014 the “Year of the UFO” and this embroidered coat was the ufo-iest of all my ufo’s. No more. My version of Enigma, the...
View ArticleBook Review: Art of Crewel Embroidery by Mildred Davis
I’m a glutton for punishment. One of my resolutions for 2015 was to improve my embroidery skills and try more surface embroidery. With that in mind, I enrolled in the Embroiderers’ Association of...
View ArticleQuick Summer Sewing Update
Here’s a cute pair of capris that I made for my niece, Ellie. I started these back in February during Laura Johnson’s stash buster contest but didn’t get them finished up until recently. Laura owns...
View ArticleCrewel Monogram
Remember my foray last year into crewel? I signed up to take the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada Basic Crewel correspondence course last January. My initial impression wasn’t great. Although my...
View ArticleOnline Sources for Whitework Supplies in Canada
Over the summer, I started another embroidery course through the EAC. My first experience with EAC correspondence courses was pretty underwhelming (see this post and this post for my review of my...
View ArticleWhitework and Broderie Blanche
I’ve been making steady progress on my EAC whitework course work. I’m finishing up the fifth and sixth lessons and then it’s just the lessons on finishing and my major project before I’ve got it...
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