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Good morning! Today I have a beautiful Fairy to show you…I am sure that many of you will enjoy seeing her, as she is doing what we all love best — embroidery The Tansy Flower Fairy™, embroidered by the talented Marina Zherdeva from Moscow. This is the original artwork by Cicely Mary Barker… And this is how Marina has made it into a masterpiece in embroidery, so dimensional…....
Hints and tips from Di van Niekerk Threading up The general rule for this kind of embroidery: Use one strand of the thread where possible — it always looks better when one strand is used in a design. Rather use more stitches instead of thick, bulky threads to fill in the detail. Separate one strand from the six and thread onto a size 8, 9 or 10...
Good morning from Moscow, Russia :)) Today I am spending the day with a very special person: Marina Zherdeva, my friend and stockist in Moscow. I have her beautiful Flower Fairies™ to show you and they will surely brighten up your day :) The Guelder Rose Fairies…. and close-up detail.... and more close-up detail.... Don't you...
Today I have a beautiful Fairy to show you…I am sure that many of you will enjoy seeing him, as he looks so happy under the Dandelions :) The Dandelion Flower Fairy™, embroidered by the talented Marina Zherdeva from Moscow: my friend and stockists of all my ribbons, panels, books and DVDs. This is the original artwork by Cicely Mary Barker… and this is how Marina has...
Good morning ´¯`•.¸.☀♥ I have a lovely Flower fairy to show you today: The Rose Hip Fairy by Shirin Vardak from Iran. I just love this little Fairy and the rich colours... Click on the image to enlarge Shirin wrote to me: “Firstly, I must say I love you and your work. I appreciate your beautiful and creative mind. I am Persian, 25 years old and from Iran...
GOOD morning, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ A lovely Fairy for you by Marina Zherdeva from Moscow. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us Marina! For details please visit her website here The Scilla Fairy / Эльф Пролеска. Рисунок Cicely Mary Barker...
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