Category: Stitching

Creeping Flower and Gerone Daisy

Creeping Flower and Gerone Daisy

Brazilian Embroidery Kit

This is my second group of Brazilian Embroidery stitches that I learned. I purchased the kit from JDR-BE website.

The stitches that I learned in this kit were bullion (7 to 30 loops), French Knots and pistil … Read more

Brazilian Embroidery, a short discussion:

I found and daily begun to view the Stitchin’ Fingers website in time January 2013. Just in time to view the posting of Margo Brook’s Primavera (Brazilian Embroidery). For years I have been seeing this lovely style of embroidery and … Read more

Cross-Needle Hydrangea

Cross-Needle Hydrangea

Those who are familiar with this Cross-Needle Hydrangea BE design that I purchased from the  jdr-be.com website will pick up on the fact that I still have more French knots to stitch on the weedy or twig like top branches.… Read more

Grape Iris

Elsa Williams's Grape Iris
Needlepainting: long and short stitch Michelle Palmer / Elsa Williams design: Grape Iris

This is from a vintage Elsa Williams kit.

The supplied wool is Paternayan and the fabric is 51 percent linen and 49 percent cotton. I mentioned this … Read more

Fuchsia Stumpwork Embroidery

Fuchsia Stumpwork BE

Designer is Loretta Holzberger, design is called Swingtime and is fuchsia flowers, leaves and a butterfly (which I still need to stitch and add to the worked piece). I purchased the kit from her website.

Worked area is approximately 5 … Read more

Yosemite Dogwood

Yosemite Dogwood

The design is called Sharon’s Yosemite Dogwood. The design is a 2.5 x 3.5 inch oval and pre-printed on ivory trigger cloth.

My sister gave this design to me as a kit purchased from the Nordic Needle web site. This … Read more

Yellow Cornflowers

Yellow Cornflowers BE

Yellow Cornflowers Brazilian Embroidery Kit

This is a Brazilian embroidery Edmar kit of a yellow cornflower plant. This yellow cornflower is part of the Edmar BE Primavera design.

Worked in EdMar rayon threads, the stitched area is approximately 2 by … Read more

Violet bellpull

Violet bellpull

I like small bits of color on our walls and I have found bell pulls provide these points of interest in my kitchen and bedroom.

The violets came from a free downloaded pattern from the Cross Stitcher Club website.

Stitched … Read more

Christmas 2021

dining table

Shown below are a few of the Winter Holiday spots around our home.

1960’s era Holiday ornaments created and gifted to me by my sister, Carol.

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