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…
How to stitch flowers
Are you surrounded by colorful, cheerful, bright flowers today? I hope so; a spot of nature always refreshes, and even more so when it comes in the form of beautiful, aromatic flowers. Where I am on the east coast of the United States, spring has everything in bloom. It has…
Get Mastered: Learn tambour beading with Mastered and Hand & Lock
Last month we talked to you about creating entirely original embroidery designs using Diana Springall’s expert techniques, and this month we’re introducing Hand & Lock. For embroidery enthusiasts, Hand & Lock doesn’t need much introduction. They’ve been producing the world’s finest hand embroidery since 1767, from pieces for the world’s…