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Pins, pins and more pins…

Posted on March 16, 2018 by wybrow1966

I spent a lovely productive day today at Hampton Court finishing off and mounting my Jacobean Crewelwork. However, I did totally misjudge just how long the mounting process would take. Before any mounting could begin I had a little more … Continue reading →

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Home stretch…

Posted on February 17, 2018 by wybrow1966

I have another session at the RHS booked for next Friday and would really like to start to mount my piece of work if possible. So today I have made a concerted effort to look at it critically and finish … Continue reading →

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Not far to go now….

Posted on January 20, 2018 by wybrow1966

Just a quick update on my RSN crewel work coursework. I spent a quiet afternoon finishing off all the little ‘bitty’ bits – by which I mean all those little gaps that I had been putting off! First I filled … Continue reading →

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Heart felt…

Posted on January 13, 2018 by wybrow1966

Embroidery needs patience and attention to detail – meaning that often, very little appears to have been completed over the course of an afternoon or even day. Usually I don’t mind, but today I wanted a more instant fix. I … Continue reading →

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Jack’s back….

Posted on January 7, 2018 by wybrow1966

Now that all the Christmas festivities are over, and the decorations have come down, I feel ready to get back to my RSN Crewel work piece. I am at that point where there seems to be lots of little fiddly … Continue reading →

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Sew bad luck…..

Posted on December 10, 2017 by wybrow1966

After waiting for a couple of months to get back to the RSN, I was finally booked in last weekend and was so looking forward to putting the finishing touches to my crewel work – before hopefully mounting. Unfortunately (and … Continue reading →

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Back to Jack…

Posted on October 22, 2017 by wybrow1966

Another wild and windy weekend with hurricane Brian on its way. So it was great to spend the day sewing at Hampton Court. It has been a little while since I worked on my Jacobean Crewel work piece for my … 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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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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Spot the difference…..

Posted on June 3, 2017 by wybrow1966

Day 4 at the RSN, and what a busy session, there had to be at least 16 students fighting for a trestle and space! It also meant that the tutors were stretched rather thin too.  On the plus side, there … Continue reading →

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