Blackwork doesn't have to be Black! Modern blackwork embroidery in bright and cheerful colours.
Let’s have a crafty catch-up, shall we? I’m keeping up with the blackwork stitch-along, (sometimes just barely!) hostessed by Brodeuse Bressane. We’ve just completed Part 5, but when last I shared progress I had just finished Part 1 – so here’s the parts you’ve missed: I turned these fabric pieces into a beautiful placemat…
It’s been pretty exciting on the farm – we brought home a friend for my horse to chum around with. Cloudy established himself as the boss of Eddy right away, but Eddy is so happy to have a horsey-friend again that he really doesn’t seem to mind. Cloudy is beautiful, friendly, and has super ground…
My free time has been taken up by haskap berries and a Crimson Rosella. What have they to do with one another? Well, not a darn thing in the real world – haskaps grow in Canada, and a Crimson Rosella is an Australian bird so they are a world apart, geographically. But meanwhile on the…
The place that I live on is so very beautiful and peaceful; these are some of my favorite things about life on the farm: Some of the buildings date back to about 1911, when the land was first homesteaded. The winters can be cold, but so beautiful too. There is acres to walk the dogs on, and they are…
When I created my blackwork mugs design, I envisioned them finished up as mug rugs. Practical and pretty! These are the steps I took to create the mug rugs: First, I trimmed my stitched designs to 3 inches wide by 3.25 inches long (having stitched the designs on 18 count Aida). I chose two fabrics…
We’ve oodles of willows down by the creek and I thought I’d give a try to making a willow frame for one of my blackwork pieces.
Happy New Year! To close out the old year and ring in the new, here is a little roundup of my crafty doings over the last while.
Coffee or tea as you read?
Aren’t these gingham Kiwi adorable!? My latest stitching finish, the pattern is designed by Jenny of Home-Stitch-Ness.