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Lovely gifts by Dagmar Thiel from Germany

  Hello stitching world ◕‿◕ hope you are well and happy. I have some fabulous inspiration for you today by the extremely talented Dagmar Thiel from Beerfelden in Germany.   Dagmar wrote:   The parcel has arrived today and I am sooooooooooo happy! I finally have the books even with a personal dedication from you. That is great! I am so proud and happy! And I can´t wait to...

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Silk ribbon embroidery - a lovely flower cart

  Hello everybody ^•^    Hope you had a lovely week….  I have something lovely to help brighten up your weekend.   Embroidered by Kwok Wing Sum (Happy) who lives in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong....   Click on the image to enlarge           Close up detail…click on the images to enlarge         More detail...         Kwok Wing Sum works...

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Purple Irises

  Hello everybody, I am busy with the latest newsletter which we should be sending out soon, and I thought in the meantime, that you would like to see Jacqui O' Connell's rendition of our new Purple Irises design. Don't you think it's cute?   Click on the image to enlarge     Hope you are having a good day today! Looks like rain this side of the world....

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Sunny Flowers by Olga Smirnova

  Sunny Flowers by Olga Smirnova   Hello! Today I have some beautiful embroideries to show you by the talented ribbon embroiderer, Olga Smirnova, from St. Petersburg.   I had the great pleasure of spending time with Olga when I visited her beautiful city and I was so impressed with her work!   Olga kindly shared more of her beautiful work with us today.   Click on the images...

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A NEW COMPETITION for all embroiderers

    The Circle Of Roses–Circle of Love design for the 2015 COMPETITION!     Read all about the competition here Or download the PDF here          Why not enter the Circle Of Roses–Circle of Love design for the 2015 COMPETITION!           _____________________________________________________________     Every now and then an exceptional design comes along that will melt the heart of many an embroiderer. This is one of them and it has a special...

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Water Lilies for you ....

    Good morning everybody. It’s a beautiful warm day in Cape Town – hope you are having a good Tuesday!   Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece embroidered by Anna Dunaevskaya, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, now living in Petit Paris, France I love the way she has twirled the stems of the water lilies and how she has created life-like flowers with simple ribbon...

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The Flower Seller by Manuela Scarpin from Italy

  Hello everybody ♫♥♫♫ I hope you are all well and happy!   I have been quite for a while as I have been teaching in Australia at the BATB Convention hosted by the beautiful Inspirations Magazine. What a wonderful time we all had and I will tell you more in my October newsletter.     Today, I have something beautiful to show you by Manuela Scarpin, a gifted silk ribbon teacher at Tombolo...

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Happy weekend!

  Hello! Something to inspire you.... beautiful silk ribbon embroidery by Rolene Bosman from the studio of Michelle Lilley in Pretoria South Africa :)   click on the image to enlarge         Thank you for sharing Rolene and her talented teacher, Michelle Lilly! Happy weekend stitching world ♥    

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Sarah Kay designs for silk ribbon embroidery

  Good morning :-)   Latest news   The lovely range of Sarah Kay designs is only available until the end of this month. Our license for Sarah Kay expires on 31 March 2014.   If you would like to order any of the kits before they are discontinued, you are welcome to do so before the end of March.   The following are the most popular kits and...

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Wicker Chair and Cosmos by Noelle Ferry from Virginia, USA

  Good morning everyone! Hope you had a good weekend. It is sizzling hot in Cape Town and we are melting here, so sending all the cold countries warm African sunshine! Today I have a beauty to show you.... Wicker Chair and Cosmos by Noelle Ferry from Virginia, USA    Click on the images to enlarge       Here are the close-up details... don't you love the colours and the...

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