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Embroidery Goldwork Ribbon Embroidery Silk Shading Stumpwork27 April 201927 April 2019

Wren Etui

I spotted Jenny Adin Christie‘s wren for the first time when Catherine of Hillview Embroidery and I attended a workshop by Jenny at Au ver Γ  Soie in Paris during their Nuit de la Broderie in February 2018. The odd thing was that at first I never realised that it was embroidered when I saw…

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Books Crochet Embroidery General Goldwork Jacobean Crewelwork Organise Reviews Ribbon Embroidery RSN Certificate Shops Silk Shading31 December 2017

Year 1

Today is the 31st of December. Besides being the last day of 2017 it is also the last day of the first year of the Stitching Sheep and what a year it has been! I am so glad I have taken the plunge last year to launch the Stitching Sheep’s blog and social media accounts.…

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Embroidery Ribbon Embroidery Stumpwork30 July 201714 August 2017

‘My’ Secret Garden

It has been nearly a month since I have done the ‘Secret Garden’ day class at the Royal School of Needlework. The ‘Secret Garden’ is a design featuring ribbonwork and stumpwork embroidery techniques and has been designed and was taught by Helen Richman of The Bluebird Embroidery Company. The design actually features in her forthcoming…

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Embroidery Jacobean Crewelwork Ribbon Embroidery Stumpwork5 July 20175 July 2017

Back at Hampton Court

The reason for starting the Stitching Sheep is because I love needlecraft and embroidery in particular and I wanted to share it with more people than just my immediate family and friends. The problem, however, with enjoying something so much, is that you want to keep doing it and as a result don’t give yourself…

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Embroidery Ribbon Embroidery3 January 201710 June 2017

Silk Ribbon Embroidery – a first attempt

I had seen pictures of ribbon-work before but they always looked rather old-fashioned, and not really my cup of tea. However, lately having seen the designs by the Royal School of Needlework and by Lorna Bateman, I started to change my mind. Their designs are much more contemporary and look a lot like something I…

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Final delivery (for the moment πŸ˜‰) of embroidery goodies for my stumpwork project. These ones are from @goldenhindegoldwork. I used their translucent thread quite a lot in my applique project and it is brilliant to stitch with so I got a few more colours for this project. I also got some tiny sequins for Sir Guy’s clothes and some black felt for his padding. #embroidery
Lovely goodies arrived from @jennyadinchristie today 😍😍😍 Some fine silk gimp, metalic mesh ribbon and fettucini ribbon in the most perfect colours for my stumpwork project. As Jenny sells the best curved needles out there (in my opinion at least) I, of course, added a couple to my order as well as one of her beautiful purl cutting trays. #embroidery
Stitched down the fabric for the back hill today and the felt padding for the front hill. Hopefully the fabric I ordered for it will arrive tomorrow so I can stitch that down as well. If not, I can practice my finger and hand making. Next online C&D class booked for a week on Tuesday as got lots of questions about making my figures. Can’t wait to start stitching those and see how they will turn out! #rsndiploma
Some more beautiful thread-goodness arrived today, this time from @olivertwistsfibres 😍😍😍 So much variety and perfect colours for my project! #rsndiploma
Look at this wonderful selection of @artfiberendoky threads, which I bought from @masakonewtonembroidery 😍😍😍 I got three packs of textured threads as well as some chenille and linen threads. These are just perfect for my stumpwork project. I have actually visited the Art Fiber Endo shop in Kyoto when we were in Japan two years ago. I just wish I had anticipated the projects I would be making and all the threads I could use for it. So glad Masako has imported them to Europe, but when I go back to Japan, I will definitely pay them another visit. #rsndiploma
I have cut some felt templates of my figures so I could get a better feel of their dimensions and so I can work out a padding plan.
Made a start with my RSN diploma stumpwork project! So happy I finally got my stitching mojo back to make a proper start on it.
@borduurblad, a dutch embroidery magazine, has shared a picture of my @royalneedlework Certificate and Diploma pieces! 😊
My two London cushions side by side (kits by @hannahbassneedlepoint) 😍😍😍 #needlepoint

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