When we had our kitchen redone a few years ago, one of the first things I did was make some new tea towels. Making new tea towels is an easy thing to do. You can just cut rectangles from pretty cotton fabric and hem them, then decorate them if you want to. I still have those same tea towels, but they were looking tatty. The edges had frayed and there were holes at the edges as well. Of course, I could have thrown them away and bought ... Read the Post...
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Embroidered Summer Wreath in an Embroidery Hoop
I had the horrible realisation the other day that summer is almost over. It doesn't feel like we've had much of a summer in the UK. There were some nice days in May, then it was cold for ages! But even though the weather is nice now, there's only about a week of the summer holidays left, and then we'll be officially into autumn. In typical fashion, I had grand plans to make all kinds of things. Time seems to behave like an elastic band, not ... Read the Post...
Springtime Slow Stitching Craft Kit
You know when you have a crazy idea? Covid and life in general have meant that my poor old brain was busy with other things, but now, the crazy ideas are like the green coming back to the trees, like a fuzzy green mist of things to make and do. The Springtime Slow Stitching Craft Kit is a crazy idea that started cooking a couple of months ago. Similar in a way to the "Safe at Home" craft kit I developed during the pandemic, the ... Read the Post...
Embroidered Spring Wreath in an Embroidery Hoop
Back in the autumn, I made a little embroidered autumn wreath in an embroidery hoop. It was my plan to make one for each of the four seasons. I haven't yet made the winter one, and while February is most definitely not spring, this week has felt like spring might be on its way. That's enough to want to start some spring themed projects! So I've made my little spring wreath. It's the same size as the autumn wreath. The hoop is about 8 cm ... Read the Post...
