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It’s Friday ♫♬♪♫♬ Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece by Siti Salmiah Othman from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Many of you saw her beautiful cushions on my Facebook page (scroll down till you see her cushions) and the response was overwhelming! So here is more of her lovely work. Click on the images to enlarge In her letter Salmi wrote...
◕‿◕ Good morning to you... I hope you had a good weekend...it is very hot here - 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit) is HOT and humid at the coast, so I am sending everyone who has snow around them some African Sunshine to warm you up :)) I have more beautiful roses to brighten up your Monday! From Valentina Ilkova who lives in...
Good morning ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ It’s a beautiful, sunny day in Cape Town and to brighten up your day…I have some gorgeous roses by Irina Kruts (ирина круц) from Kiev in the Ukraine Don’t you think this cushion is a masterpiece? I love her colours and the way she has used the lacy flowers. It truly is a work of art! Her Roses...
HAPPY Monday, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ We are all back at work, and I am sure most of you are too. So, to brighten up your day, I have a lovely piece to show you by Denise Ciodaro Dos Santos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click on the image to enlarge... Denise wrote to me "I've been so busy with my work but finally...
How to make a Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) 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,...
Long and short buttonhole stitch This stitch is ideal for stumpwork leaves and shapes. It forms a smooth, raised edge which allows the shape to be cut out quite safely. . . Fill in the empty spaces with long and short stitch. . . ..and here is the same stitch when making a leaf. . . Enjoy! Love Di ♥
Satin Stitch See image above and use for small shapes. Make straight stitches close together, working as neatly as possible. Use a gentle even tension. When working on a hoop, stitch using two steps. Take the needle to the back of your work then bring it to the front to make the adjoining stitch. . .Padded Satin stitch Use for shapes that require a neat, rounded edge. First...
Good morning ◕‿◕ Welcome to 2012! I hope you enjoyed Old Year’s Eve and are ready to get back into the swing of things in 2012.... I have a feeling it's going to be a good year for all of us :) I have something really remarkable to show you to start off the New Year beautifully — a spectacular landscape by Valentina Razenkova from Saint Petersburg in Russia....
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you a PEACEFUL and CREATIVE 2012 ...may the sun always shine on you :))) Click on the image to enlarge Have a great party! See you next year Love Di
Penelope Roses by Helen Eriksson Hi everyone, hope you all had a good week and all ready for the weekend and the big party ahead! Today I have something special to show you… Penelope Roses by the exceptionally gifted ribbon embroiderer: Helen Eriksson from Walkerville, Adelaide, South Australia. Click on the image to enlarge… Isn't it a masterpiece? Close-up detail.... click on image...
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