Monthly Archives: August 2019

A project with legs!

Spent a couple of days on my little octopus that I started a few weeks ago on a workshop run by Georgina Bellamy of That Embroidery Girl . The first job was to use soft string to complete the padding for … Continue reading

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Taking liberties….

Sew I decided to take part in another couple of sewing swaps – both are Christmas swaps run by Tracy of Madaboutbags . The first is an advent swap and for this I need to make or buy 24 little gifts … Continue reading

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Silk Shading Happy Dance!

Going in to the final day my silk shading piece looked like this…. just a cm or two to complete. By lunch time I had put in the final stitches and the piece was checked for missing stitches before it … Continue reading

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Silk shading day 7/8

Another day at home and I managed to finish off the leaf and add the lime/yellow highlights to the flower spathe. I have been looking forward to adding more colour to this piece – but think after 10 days of … Continue reading

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