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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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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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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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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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Bit of a break?

Posted on May 7, 2017 by wybrow1966

I am booked in for day 3 of the RSN certificate course in two weeks time. Much as I would like to spend the intervening period getting as much of my crewel work piece as possible done – I have decided … Continue reading →

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A quick update on slow progress…

Posted on May 1, 2017 by wybrow1966

As it was (yet again) a rather wet bank holiday, I decided to get a little bit of sewing done before my next visit to the RSN. This meant chain stitch, chain stitch and more chain stitch. In fact, a whole day … Continue reading →

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