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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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Jack’s back for one last time….

Posted on February 24, 2018 by wybrow1966

Well it was a slow day at the RSN this week, although I finally finished my Jacobean Crewel work piece – yay! I spent the first hour or so on the bird’s beak and decided to stitch this in a … 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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Stitching in reverse…

Posted on February 4, 2018 by wybrow1966

Stitching in reverse, or unpicking! It was pointed out to me that the colours I had used on the throat of the mistle thrush drew the eye to the centre and detracted from the rest of the head. Once this … 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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A day of padded satin stitch…..

Posted on October 24, 2017 by wybrow1966

After having lots of fun sewing whipped and woven wheels, I decided to try and tackle the last hillock of trellis work. I had an idea of what I wanted to achieve after seeing a design by Tracy Franklin – … 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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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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Homework, homework, homework…

Posted on June 11, 2017 by wybrow1966

Starting to panic a little bit as I am supposed to be going back to Hampton Court next Saturday and so far have done absolutely none of the homework set! So have given up on writing my reports for the … 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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