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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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...
I have this lovely piece to show you from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Valli Sevugan sent me the picture and I asked her to write about herself and the news behind this lovely rendition of our Oranges and Bougainvillea kit. Valli replied: " HaiI am Valli Sevugan. I am an Indian residing in Malaysia. I conduct art and embroidery classes here in Kuala Lumpur. Embroidery has always been very...
♥ a beautiful piece by Ajitha Joseph from Bangalore in India. Don’t you just love it? Ajitha ordered the Cadillac kit from us and we sent it to Bangalore and this is what she made. I just love this design and the way she used thread and ribbon so well. I asked Ajitha to write a little about herself and this is what she wrote: I live in the...
I have a beautiful new kit for you, and I think you are going to love it ♥ Lady in Red KIT Embroidered by the talented Karen Nell from Johannesburg, it features a clever way to make gorgeous three-dimensional roses and the sweetest teeny tiny butterflies and new ideas of how to create texture in your design. Look at the little 3-D daisies! and the butterflies! Karen will tell you...
I just love it when you send me pictures of your completed pieces and today there are two beauties I want to show you. The first is by Sylvie DuPont from Gatineau, a city in Western Quebec, Canada. Sylvie wrote: I have just finished my embroidery panel and wanted to thank you for the wonderful experience! Your tutorials are well thought out and the degree of difficulty increases so gradually...
Happy #WorldEmbroideryDay! One of my favourite flowers is the Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) also known as bitter aloe or red aloe with its many medicinal qualities. It’s a perfect subject for dimensional embroidery. So, here it is for #WorldEmbroideryDay I used the picot stitch for the leaves, wrapped thread around wire for the stems and made the orange flowers with loop stitch and silk ribbon. I am planning individual templates...
♥ Hi everybody! I have something gorgeous to inspire you today! A beautiful piece by Julia Bernat who lives near Moscow in the city of Balashikha. Don’t you think this is lovely? The background and the colours are striking, don’t you think? I saw Julia’s piece on Instagram and so I wrote to her to ask whether I could share her lovely work and to write a little about...
Today I have a newsletter for you with the latest updates and releases and some lovely specials to celebrate the launch my new website. Read more here: https://dicraft.com/newsletters/june-2020.html Looking forward to your feedback!
Good morning! I wanted to show you this lovely piece by Catherine M from La Roche-de-Rame, a village located in southeastern France. I just love her style and thank you, Catherine, for sharing your talent with all of us. I emailed Catherine the instruction booklet in PDF format (instead of the printed booklet) so she could highlight paragraphs, copy and paste them into Google Translate which then translated the...
Hello! I have not blogged for a while as I have been working on a brand-new website and I will tell you all about it in my June Newsletter. Today I have some beautiful work to show you by Inessa Sviderska. Born in Ukraine, she now lives with her family in Batumi, a Black Sea resort and port city in Georgia. I saw Inessa’s work and asked her to...
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