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Embroidery Needle Painting20 August 201720 August 2017

Wrens in the making

I started stitching Trish Burr’s ‘For the Love of Wrens’ design nearly two weeks ago and so far I have stitched the branch, the tails and the eyes and I can truly say it is the most challenging kit I have stitched so far. As I mentioned in my post about starting this kit, I…

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New post (long overdue 🙃) about the assessment of my RSN Certificate Goldwork project! (Full link in bio) #rsncertificate
Love my new custom made box for my Japanese screwpunch. 😍😍😍 I bought this fab tool (it makes holes in fabric, leather, paper etc.) when we were on holiday in Japan at the @itoya_official shop in Tokyo. I bought the screwpunch and all of the bits separately and had been meaning to make a box for it ever since. My dad did an amazing job of designing and making the wooden box and I painted the outside and covered the inside. Love how it has turned out! If I feel adventurous I might do a little design on the lid to make the outside even prettier! #screwpunch
Finished my first ever blackwork kit. 😍😍😍 Really enjoyed stitching this as it is incredibly addictive, and I love the design. The kit and design are by @masakonewtonembroidery. I am going to mount this design the proper RSN way , I’ll just have to wait for the copydex glue to arrive but I can make a start cutting the mount board. Keep an eye for the finished and mounted pictures and a blogpost about stitching this kit! #blackwork
Was able to continue with my blackwork tonight (kit by @masakonewtonembroidery). I love how it is looking and I can’t wait to finish! Maybe at the weekend??? #blackwork
Merry Christmas everyone! 😉 Doesn’t this lovely kit by @sewbyhandmtl put you in the Xmas spirit? This kit will be available from October from @sewbyhandmtl so make sure you watch out for her post announcing its availability. Really enjoyed stitching this as it is a really quick (day and half at a slow pace) project and it looks so fab and sparkly! Can’t wait to put it up in our tree in December. Thank you Natalie for letting me be a test student for your new kit! #metalwork
Taking a break from the blackwork kit I was working on to be a test student for @sewbyhandmtl’s new Candy Cane Kit. The kits will be available from October so I would like to finish it by next weekend if I can so I can let Natalie have my comments (if any!) in time for the kit production starts. It is a metalwork kit and I have just finished the padding. Hopefully I will have some time tomorrow to start the cutwork! Can’t wait to start on the bright red and silver! #goldwork
After receiving a fab result for my RSN certificate goldwork yesterday (84% in case you missed the IG story 😃), today was about collecting my previous RSN certificate project from the framers @inlijstenjandartbreda. It is really starting to become quite a collection. Can’t wait for my goldwork piece to join them next month and complete ‘the set’. (the two pieces sitting on the cabinet are from kits by #jennyadinchristieembroidery) #rsncertificate
Meet Italics, the newest member of the Stitching Sheep team! 🐱 He is a year and a half year old tomcat whom we have picked up from the animal shelter @dierenasielbreda this morning. He is a bit shy but he is already doing really well, coming up for cuddles and making lots of purring noises. He has already enjoyed his dinner and some drinks too. Once he is settled in a bit you will probably see him feature in a couple of my posts and stories. Especially if he becomes a dab hand at mounting embroidery like @dorothysparkleshoes’ Catty! 😉 I know many of you who embroider have cats too, so please share any tips you might have for a novice cat owner!
Really excited to announce that I will be a test student for @sewbyhandmtl’s new Candy Cane kit which will be on sale from October! I think it is actually the first time I will be stitching a Xmas themed kit and I am so much looking forward to it! Keep any eye out for my posts about my progress stitching it from next week. I will also do a review of it on my blog once I have finished. For a more detailed view of the contents check out the unboxing video(s) in my stories #goldwork

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