Catherine

A passion for hand embroidery and a desire to learn and share! Catherine at Hillview Embroidery shares her journey of hand embroidery, along with a wealth of tips in traditional techniques to help you create your own works of art using hand embroidery.

A Lamb is Starting to appear!

I’ve not been stitching much lately, but Mummy sheep now has a face, and the first lamb has the beginnings of a wooly coat!

A design being stitched as part of the RSN Certificate - learn about the process over at Hillview Embroidery

A Canvaswork Update – And Some Progress

I think I might be over my mental block with my canvas work piece!

French knots are a great way to give the impression of sheep's wool. Here, they are being worked to make a small family of sheep on a baby blanket! Learn the process, and how to stitch French knots over at Hillview Embroidery.

Mummy sheep is almost finished!

51 Comments / Stitch Alongs (SALs), Wool embroidered blankets / By Catherine

Slow progress is still progress! And Mummy Sheep is now almost done! Well, the French knots are anyway!

Do you struggle with bullion knots? Do you cut them out more often than you would like to? Here on the blog, I show you my way of getting consistently nice bullion knots every time! Instructions and stitching by Catherine of Hillview Embroidery

Step by Step – Bullion Knots

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Embroiderers sometimes have a love or hate relationship with bullion knots. In this quick tutorial and video I show you how I work them to get consistent results!

Mounting your hand embroidery is a good way to preserve it. And it makes it look very professional! In this final part in the series I show you how to attach a backing fabric. Designed and stitched by Catherine of Hillview Embroidery

Mounting the Jacobean Crewelwork Piece – Part Two

17 Comments / RSN Certificate - Jacobean Crewelwork / By Catherine

At last! I have finished mounting the Jacobean piece for the first module at the RSN!

Catherine

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