Stage Two Design Outline
Hello Everyone This week we will continue with the article on Designing An Embroidery Project – STAGE TWO, Drawing The Outline & Transferring Onto Fabric. I know this is an area that fills some of...
View ArticleColour Scheme Booklet Is Here
Hello Everyone I did plan to post on STAGE 3 of our How To Design An Embroidery project but time has run away with me this week as I prepare to leave for Paris, so it will have to wait till my return...
View ArticleBONJOUR!
Hello everyone I am back from Paris – it was an amazing experience and I look forward to sharing it with you next week when my feet have touched base back in Cape Town. I am missing the scrumptious...
View ArticleVintage Snippets
Hello Everyone Apologies for my absence but have been taking some quiet time to recover from flu since my return from Paris. Hopefully next week I will be able to share with you the L’Aiguille En Fete...
View ArticleParis
Hello everyone Hope your week is going well. Today I want you to pour yourself a cup of tea/coffee or wine (if it’s that time of day for you) and pull up a chair so we can have a gossip about Paris....
View ArticleError in photo
Sorry the photo on rooftop of Galeries Lafayette should read, Hazel, Wilsia and I (not Di – she won’t allow me to publish any photos of her as she is very camera shy:) Trish
View ArticleOnline Guidance Classes
Hello Everyone Hope your week is going well and that those of you in Europe are surviving the ice and snow. I am giving you a few days notice that registration for the new online guidance classes will...
View ArticleClass Registration Open
Hello everyone Class registration is now open on ETSY. Look forward to working with you, have a wonderful week. Trish
View ArticleClasses Full
Hello Everyone The online guidance class is now full and registration is closed. Those who have registered will receive your class notes with a thread list within the next 10 days and your materials...
View ArticleAn Easter Gift
Hello Everyone Its Easter time, and my chance to give back to you – my readers, students and customers. To say thank you for your continued support, the encouraging emails and kind thoughts you send...
View ArticleHave a laugh
Hello everyone I can’t believe the week is nearly over – hope you all had a nice Easter break. We had the usual easter egg hunts and family for lunch on Sunday which I love – and managed to get a bit...
View ArticleChoosing Colours
Hello Everyone This week I am going to continue with Stage 3 of our article Designing An Embroidery Project – CHOOSING COLOURS & PREPARATION. In stage 2 we discussed the design outline and tracing...
View ArticleCalling USA
Hello everyone I cant believe the end of this week is here – I will post on stage 4 of designing a project next week! I wonder if my readers from USA can help? My daughter Tess is going over to Maine...
View ArticleStage 4&5 Stitching The Design
Hello everyone Today I am continuing with our article on STAGE 4 & 5 of How to Design An Embroidery Project – Stitching The Design & instructions. This is the part I like best – I have my...
View ArticleFabric
Hello everyone Well the week has escaped me again and have not had the time to post on Stage 5 of our Designing An Embroidery Project – so alas it will have to wait till next week. In the meantime I...
View ArticleHappy Mothers Day
Happy Mothers day to all you gorgeous Mums for Sunday. I hope your family spoil you rotten and that you at least get breakfast in bed or a day off for stitching! We have a wonderful Framing store in...
View ArticleInstant Digital Downloads
Hello Everyone I have some good news to share on this lovely Monday morning! Etsy has now integrated an INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD system – which means as soon as your payment is processed the project...
View ArticleFrom Stitch to Print Stage 6
Hello Everyone This week I will be completing the series of articles on How To Design An Embroidery Project with Stage 6 From stitch to print. As you know when I stitch the step by step directions I...
View ArticleArticles on designing an embroidery project.
If you have missed some of the previous posts on this article you can find them here: Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 & 5 Stage 6 Trish
View ArticleLovely Landscapes
Hello Everyone how is your week going – I really dont know where the time goes to when you are having fun (stitching that is)! This week we are going to have a chat to Margaret Vant Erve of Canada....
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