Hey all! Just popping in to make sure you know submissions are open for Stitch Fetish 7!! If you don’t know what that is, where have you been? No, just kidding. Stitch Fetish is a yearly celebration of erotica in stitch that I curate at The Hive Gallery and Studios,…
Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2018
The Christmas season is well and truly here! A time for thick jumpers, mulled wine, Bing Crosby and East 17 on repeat and gold, lots and lots of gold. Last month I was very happy to accept an invitation to the Hand & Lock embroidery Prizegiving event at the Bishopsgate…
Craft Rocks: Don’t panic and get festive, part one!
It’s officially party season! Mr X Stitch has unveiled the bauble tree at Standen House and I’m having my first Christmas party on Friday night. My sewing buddies are coming to visit. Christmas crackers with their bad jokes, paper hats, fortune fish – it makes the festive season fun, but…