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Welcome to my Blog. This a place to share and learn all things embroidery. Here I post inspirational stories and free lessons in the form of tutorials and guides. I also share tips, tricks and teach stitches and techniques.

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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Blog > Di van Niekerk

Little Girl reaching by Meridy Haswell from Uvongo

    Hello from a freezing cold and wet Cape Town… thought this would brighten up your day! A beautiful embroidery piece by Meridy Haswell from Uvongo on the South Coast of KZN, South Africa...       Don’t you think it is a beauty?          I just love the way Meridy made the little girl's hair!           Meridy's teacher is Albie...

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Sunday's Hike to Muizenberg peak

  Good morning nature lovers everywhere.     It's a jewel of a day in Cape Town and I promised to send you some photos of our hike in Silvermine to Muizenberg peak. It was a fabulous hike!   Sunrise...     Walking in the Fynbos...       The view....     A busy little creature - thank you Linda Rose for this pic...     Paradise!  ...

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Sunshine

Greetings from a hot and sunny Cape town   I know that many of you are experiencing cold and snow... so I thought I would show you where we hiked on Saturday.   Above Camps Bay and Llanduno, Cape Town.   Don't you love the rocks?   Hope these warm you up a bit!   Have a good week Love   Di    

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Gorgeous stumpwork trinket boxes

  Hello everybody ♥ Hope you are having a good week. Today I have beautiful stumpwork to show you by Margott Jenek from Regensburg, in the south of Germany. Margaret (or Margott, as she is known) is originally from Poland and she loves stitching, especially dimensional embroidery and cross stitch. Don’t you just love her trinket box?       And here is another from close-up.     Stumpwork or...

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Roses and Pansies

Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani, sugeng dalu, Marhaba, Salutari, Tere hommikust! BONGU, καλημέρα  :-))   I...

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Silk ribbon artwork to feed your soul

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani, sugeng dalu, Marhaba, Salutari, Tere hommikust! BONGU, καλημέρα   It’s...

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Dapple Dawn Roses

  Greetings stitching world :)   Today I want to show you how to make a Dapple Dawn rose.         It is an easy way to make life-like old fashioned roses and this method can be found on page 64 of my new Roses book.       I hope you enjoy this small tutorial…   These are the threads and ribbons that I used, but please...

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Pansy Smiles

  *´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Good morning ♥ *´¨)   Thought I would show you these enchanting Pansies by my good friend, Helen Eriksson from Walkerville, in South Australia.   Helen is renowned internationally for her magnificent ribbon embroidery and she shares these Pansies with you to brighten up your day   Click on the image to enlarge     Thank you Helen for your great talent ♥...

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Silk ribbon embroidery on hand-felted backgrounds

  Good morning stitching world ♫♬♪    I have been quietly working on a new book: “silk ribbon embroidery and hand-felted backgrounds”    and here are some of the projects...     A handbag   Click on the image to enlarge         A Hussif or handy-hold-all Click on the image to enlarge           I keep my silk ribbons inside this Hussif but...

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It's a beauty! House with a Picket Fence Kit

A new release Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G 'day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună Dimineaţa, ДОБЪР ДЕН, sanibonani, sugeng dalu, Marhaba, Salutari, Tere hommikust! BONGU :-))...

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