Trio of Pansies, designed by Trish Burr, worked in single stranded cotton floss on printed linen fabric. Approximate worked area is 9 by 10 cm. Several years ago Trish Burr offered most of her designs in a semi-kit that included … Read more
Some people like to snuggle into a good book, I like to snuggle into a good embroidery kit. I do a lot of my own designs but my treat is to purchase a full kit. One that has a good … Read more
Adonis Blue Butterfly, designer Trish Burr, DMC stranded cotton floss.
I decided not to add the cream satin stitch edge around the butterfly.
Worked area is approximately four inch square.… Read more
What a surprise when (Fall 2014) I got into a storage box in my craft room and found two place mats that I had stitched the year (1973) when I married my husband Dan. I had stitched four place mats … Read more
Tanja Berlin Design: Red Poll. I like this design and plan to stitch a total of three of them as inserts for Christmas cards.
The designer Tanja Berlin offers a detail instruction booklet for this Red Poll design and you … Read more
I greatly enjoy the Trish Burr’s kits, especially the fabric she uses such that I added two butterflies onto this piece so I could do a bit more stitching on the fabric.
Stitched design area is about 6 inch square. … Read more
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Tanja Berlin Design: Iris
The designer Tanja Berlin offers a detailed instruction booklet for this Iris design and you can send photos and questions to her as you work the piece. Midway through my stitching … Read more
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Trish Burr Design: Robin, DMC thread
I enjoyed stitching this little guy and the fun was greatly enhanced when several of us SF members (Stitchin’ Fingers website) who where stitching this piece begun chatting with … Read more
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Tanja Berlin Design: Iris, crewel yarn.
I previously stitched this design in single stranded DMC cotton. When you purchase the Iris kit from Ms. Berlin you can purchase an extra piece of fabric with the … Read more
Needlepainting: long and short stitch
Trish Burr design: French Rose
Worked in single strands of DMC except for the French knots which I worked in three stranded, double knots. I did not use the suggested silk threads for hightlights as … Read more
