Remember that little cross-stitching I was doing in my last Project Roundup? The plan is to use it to replace the logo on this straw hat I purchased for gardening. The original logo was on a patch, sort of, which was glued and sewn onto the hat. Step one of this process was removing the…… Continue reading Personalising with Pansies
Category: Embroidery
Project Roundup
I need a break from Large Projects after those work pants, hoooooh boy. A small cross-stitching project should do the trick – I started this one not long ago, and as I type this, it’s nearly ready to come off the hoop. I have also cast on (a gauge swatch of) another knitted scarf, this…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Mid-year Mending
Pretend with me, for a moment, that mid-July counts as mid-year…. Anyways, the first mend I’ve done recently is this padded coathanger. The main problem here is that the foam on the inside is far too old to pad anything. Additionally, that pale blue fabric is polyester. I stripped all of that away, and made…… Continue reading Mid-year Mending
Winter Solstice Suns
First of all, happy solstice! Mine is the winter solstice, so naturally…. ….I have just finished making some sun decorations. These have been heavily inspired by Chloe Redfern Embroidery – there are some images floating around on the internet of some very old, very similar ornaments she made. (I’ve also made an Easter egg from…… Continue reading Winter Solstice Suns
Project Roundup
Winter solstice is coming up in my hemisphere, so naturally, I am making some embroidered sun decorations. *shrugs* Hopefully, these will be done by next week, so stay tuned for the sunshine! In other news, I have spent today cutting out a new pant pattern, which has 26 pattern pieces (!). I am not using…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Medieval Cross-Stitch
Just need to put the backing on…. …..and it’s done! This is a kit that was passed down to me from a friend, which she purchased in England many years ago. It’s called the Medieval Herb Garden Bookmark Kit by a company called Textile Heritage. (Here’s a link to an English company that sells them.)…… Continue reading Medieval Cross-Stitch
Winter Mending
First repair is for my navy dress pants, which have sustained this little hole near the pocket. I always like to patch holes first thing – I haven’t found the time (or patience) to learn darning yet! This time I patched from the back…. ….and reinforced the front with sashiko stitching. I absolutely love how…… Continue reading Winter Mending
More Mending
You remember my second waistcoat from (rapid typing) four years ago? Yeah, this one. I put patch pockets on it, because my sewing skills were not up to welt pockets at the time. However, four years later, I am not a fan of the patch pockets anymore. Therefore, I gathered all my bravery and put…… Continue reading More Mending
Betwixtmas Mending
I find that Betwixtmas, as well as being a great time for sewing, is also a great time for mending. I made this striped waistcoat a few years ago, before I thought to put twill tape along the fold line of the lapels. Good thing I had some spare twill tape in my stash! I…… Continue reading Betwixtmas Mending
Midsummer/winter Ornaments
I come to you, on this here summer/winter solstice, with Christmas ornaments. (Which feels strange, to me at least.) These ornaments came from a tutorial by Jenni Davis in Love Embroidery magazine, issue 44. I cannot emphasise enough how sparkly these are; I tried to capture something of it in the hot summer sunlight at…… Continue reading Midsummer/winter Ornaments
My Life in Miniature 