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The Flower Seller in Silk Ribbon Embroidery

It's the weekend again! Today I want to show you this lovely rendition of the Flower Seller in silk ribbon embroidery by the talented Christine Chan from Arcadia in California. Don't you think it's lovely? It's from the painting by Victor Gabriel Gilbert (1847-1933) known as the Flower Seller in front of the Madeleine Church. Here are some close-up details I love the colours! And look at how she made...

A Strelitzia in Stumpwork

Today I want to show you how to make a Strelitzia using a stumpwork technique. It's from my book "A Perfect World in Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork: Enjoy!

Overcast Stitch

Use this stitch for covering a couched wire, or any object that needs to be attached to your design. Angle the needle as shown and re-insert from the back at the same angle. Work stab-stitch style, taking the thread to the back each time, so the overcast stitch fits snugly against the object attached.

Two Beautiful Ribbon Embroideries

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...

One of my favourite flowers is

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...

Results from the Fun Challenge!

The Royal Mug The challenge was for all stitchers out there to get the linen panel from Dicraft and then to use anything they liked for the embroidery, silk ribbon, any kind of thread, yarn, roving, fabric… whatever took their fancy. Despite the lockdowns across the world and all the work that it took for all of us to manage our daily lives thereafter, we did receive some entries and thank...

A Gorgeous Piece by Julia Bernat

♥ 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...

Latest News and Updates

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!

Tea in the Garden by Catherine M

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...

Flapjacks with Blueberry Sauce

And here is the delicious recipe I promised you. From the beautiful book: A Table for Every Occasion by Metz Press. Download and keep it in your collection for a special treat. Enjoy! Flapjacks-with-Blueberry-Sauce-2Download

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