Monthly Archives: July 2017

World Embroidery Day

Posted on July 30, 2017 by wybrow1966

How funny that my birthday was on World Embroidery Day this year – just another excuse to get a little more stitching done! I had hoped to show the finished ‘Bird on a Wire’ goldwork project – but alas am no where … Continue reading →

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Day 6 of Crewel…

Posted on July 28, 2017 by wybrow1966

I seem to have spent most of this week at Hampton Court – not that I am complaining. Today I was back to working on my Jacobean crewel work. I have become very frustrated with this piece and have not been sure … Continue reading →

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Final day of Goldwork

Posted on July 26, 2017 by wybrow1966

My final day with Helen Stevens at Hampton Court and today we looked at cutwork – a very time consuming process – but one I really enjoy. We were shown how to edge work in pearl purl, add spangles, and … Continue reading →

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Goldwork, day 2

Posted on July 25, 2017 by wybrow1966

Still only two students again today, but we both seem to stitch at the same pace which meant that Helen could demonstrate to us both at the same time and keep a close eye on our progress. So after a … Continue reading →

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Bird on a wire.

Posted on July 24, 2017 by wybrow1966

Let it rain, let it pour! Who cares when you can spend the day at Hampton Court stitching. Today is day one of a three day goldwork course with tutor, Helen Stevens. We are attempting to recreate her design ‘Bird … Continue reading →

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Back to Jack Crewel…

Posted on July 23, 2017 by wybrow1966

Back to the Jacobean crewel work and this weekend I have been trying to decide how I should fill the lattice work hillock at the bottom of my design. First I worked up a lattice grid, trying to ensure that squares … Continue reading →

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And sew it continues……

Posted on July 16, 2017 by wybrow1966

Day 6 at Hampton Court is looming, so I thought I ought to get back to a bit of Crewel work. Unfortunately, this weekend, I am suffering with a summer cold and end of term exhaustion – meaning many mistakes … Continue reading →

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Simple pleasures

Posted on July 9, 2017 by wybrow1966

A busy weekend catching up with friends has meant that I have not done much in the way of sewing – but I did get some lovely things through the post….. Some beautiful raw silk thread from Pipers Silks, metallic … Continue reading →

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Creative with canvas

Posted on July 3, 2017 by wybrow1966

I know that I should be concentrating on my Jacobean Crewel work – but I just don’t feel like tackling a big project at this moment in time. Instead I decided to rummage through my sewing bags and found a couple … Continue reading →

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Bevy of beauties…

Posted on July 1, 2017 by wybrow1966

I am not really a big fan of jewellery – just can’t be bothered. But the one thing I do wear daily is a brooch and over the years I have built up quite a collection. I tend to go … Continue reading →

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