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! ♡♡♡

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Box of Lessons 14 (Pot Of White Cosmos) Complete Kit

  Beautiful NEW!  Box Full of Lessons 14, Pot of White Cosmos     We have launched another lovely project ♫♥♫♥♫ ideal for the beginner to silk ribbon embroidery and a delight for the advanced embroiderer too!     The embroidery panel for Box 14…. Click on the image to enlarge         ….   and what you will learn to make, step-by-step, in Box Full of Lessons 14...

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Box of Lessons 13 (Lisianthus & Lavender) complete Kit

  NEW! Box Full of Lessons 13, Lisianthus and Lavender   We are launching a lovely project  ♫♥♫♥♫ an ideal kit for the beginner to silk ribbon embroidery and a delight for the advanced embroiderer too!   The embroidery panel for Box 13…. Click on the image to enlarge         The completed piece…  suitable for the beginner to this art form!    Click on the image to enlarge  ...

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Beautiful creations with silk ribbon

  Hello everybody…hope you are well and happy! I am content and so is my friend, Marina. After many months of very hard work:  Little flowers in silk and organza ribbon by Di van Niekerk and Marina Zherdeva is done! YAY! I love this book and I hope that you will too!   ♥ This is the cover that all of us like...   Click on the image to enlarge...

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Live in the Kindle Store. Silk Ribbon Embroidery - a collaboration of artists

  Hello stitching world ♥ good news for Kindle lovers!     This is the message I received from Amazon....   Congratulations, the book "Silk Ribbon Embroidery - a collaboration of artists from around the world" is live in the Kindle Store and it is available for readers to purchase here.                     I do hope you will enjoy this beautiful book...

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HAPPY MOTHER's DAY

        HAPPY MOTHER's DAY to every beautiful mum out there ♥ May you have a happy, relaxed time ... enjoy your special day!   Love Di  

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Ballerina in silk ribbon embroidery

Greetings from a warm and sunny Cape Town! Today I have something spectacular to share with you — a gorgeous ballerina made by Marlize Meyer (Flowers & Thyme Studio) Pretoria, South Africa.   Her beautiful ballerina is featured in the much-loved Inspirations magazine, issue 77 which is out now.   Click in the images to enlarge           And here are some close-up details.... of the dress    ...

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The winners of the International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition 2012!

    The winners of the International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition 2012!   I am so honoured and so happy to publish the International Silk Ribbon Embroidery Competition 2012 list of winners! These are the world’s best entries and I am so proud of every one of you. There were so many exquisite entries and each piece was made with such love and care. To everyone who entered, I...

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A Fuchsia tree by Tatiana from Kiev

  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  :-))  ...

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