Our studio will close for the holidays on 13 December. The last day to place orders for processing this year is the 09 December. However, you are still welcome to place your order any time and we will process it as soon as we return on 8 Jan 2025. This way you will be ahead of the queue next year. Happy Holidays! ♡♡♡
PS: Our popular gift cards are available at any time.
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You will also find free patterns and designs for you to unlock your creativity. It is a great place for any creative looking to learn or find inspiration in this art form.
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Silk Ribbon Daisies See how these daisies are almost life-like in their appearance, raised up off the surface of the design? An as promised I will show you how these daisies are made… . . How to make Three-Dimensional Daisies in Silk Ribbon Hi, good day from a sunny Cape Town A few weeks ago, I promised to show you how to make silk ribbon daisies with a...
For Embroidery month, which is in February every year, I have a lovely free design for you to download and keep. These African Daisies are perfect for a quick or not-so-quick project - it depends on what you do with them! Make small designs by choosing blocks within the design, or make the entire piece, you choose. Use threads and ribbons or whatever takes your fancy...Looking forward to seeing...
Sweet Memories - A recipe for you - Ginger Sesame Brittle An exploration into the world of forgotten sweets and candies – among the recipes are many well-loved favourites.Ginger Sesame Brittle I have something special for you to make as a treat! Ginger Sesame Brittle from my favourite Sweet book by the super-talented Simone Balman from Cape Town. Published by Metz Press, you will find the book here.You are welcome to...
Sweet memories - A recipe for you for the holidays- Turkish Delight An exploration into the world of forgotten sweets and candies – among the recipes are many well-loved favourites.Turkish Delight I have something special for you to make during the holidays! Turkish Delight from my favourite Sweet book by the super-talented Simone Balman from Cape Town. Published by Metz Press, you will find the book here.You are welcome to download...
A gift for you Some lovely border patterns for you! They are perfect for small projects. Download them for your collection from my website here:A Gift from Di van Niekerk - Border Patterns These lovely borders are perfect for small projects, or you can repeat them for a larger one.Use on the edge of a pocket or on the hem of a blouse, jersey, or jeans.Make a perfect journal cover too!The...
Hi, good morning! Do you love hedgehogs as much as I do? This precious pattern is a golden oldie but many of you will see it now for the first time and you are welcome to download it: Free Gift from Di van Niekerk-Hedgehogs. Embroider with threads and or ribbons, whatever takes your fancy! Have fun! LoveDi
A free pattern for creative and silk ribbon embroidery for you to download today. Hello Stitching World! I hope you are safe and well. Feel like a free embroidery design for your collection?I have a lovely pattern by the name: lavender collage, and it is perfect for all kinds of embroidery ideas. You are welcome to download the pattern below. Free Gift from Di van Niekerk-Lavender Collage And save it in your...
Free patterns for creative embroidery ♥ Hi Good morning, I have some cute patterns for creative embroidery and you are welcome to download the PDF and save it in your collection. You can download it here: Free patterns from Di van NiekerkThey are little patterns that are useful for small embroidery projects or for making cute gift cards, tags, pocket designs, whatever you can think of! For ideas of what to do...
A Delicious Recipe to brighten your day! I just love this book, Sweet Memories by Simone Balman, published by Metz Press (the photography is out of this world!) and today I have a delicious recipe for you to make ♥You can download the PDF from the link below to add to your collection. Enjoy!Chocolate-covered cherries recipe
Hi Good morning, I have a lovely design for ribbon embroidery. You are welcome to download it and save it in your collection.You can download it here: Free Design from Di van NiekerkEnjoy your weekend!LoveDi van Niekerk ♥ Visit the book page on my website To learn more about silk ribbon embroidery, do join me on Instagram and Facebook. You will meet many other embroiderers there! To...
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