Finishing Jenny Adin-Christie’s Milleflori button brooch
The little brooch started in Paris is now finished! See the finished piece, and learn some tips for working metallic work too!
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RSN Silk Shaded Rose – and it’s (almost!) ready to come off the frame!
This has been a long time coming… But at last, I have finally got there with this piece. Once I knuckled down and just stitched it, it really did move along quickly. It’s still not quite ready to come off the frame – a few more French knots for the bobbly bits on the stamens. In theory …
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Embroidery in Paris – Au ver a Soie and Aiguille en fete
Many an embroiderers dream – visiting Paris to see the embroidery shops. Have a peak at what I got up to on my recent trip to Paris!
No Time for Lazy Stitching – a leaf update
All progress is progress I guess! Slowly progress is being made. Find out about the difficulties of unpicking silk shading, and what on earth is lazy stitching?!
Jacobean Crewelwork Assessment and Comments
My Jacobean Crewelwork piece, completed as part of the RSN Certificate, has been assessed. Find out what the comments were, along with a summary of the stitches used throughout the piece.