Why are embroidery shaped like storks? Any guesses? Well, The National Museum of American History uncovered a pair of stork scissors, once belonging to midwife named Rosa Bonfante from Sicily, Italy. The stork scissors, a part of her midwifery kit, were not actually scissors, but a clamp for the umbilical cord of the baby. A …
I started teaching embroidery in workshops a few years ago now and l thoroughly enjoy every single class l take. So l’m here today to tell you about more craft parties and workshops coming in 2023. There’s something just magical sitting in a room and stitching all together. I love listening to your stories and …
Craft Parties and Workshops – Kicking off 2023 with new exciting ventures Read More »
As a small business owner it may come as no surprise to you that l’m fully supporting small businesses this Christmas. I love treating family and friends but l have a constant self battle with waste and buying certain things from certain shops makes me shudder if l’m honest. So Black Friday and all things …
October 2022 Mummy, can we do some crafts!? Sound familiar? I absolutely love crafting myself but cleaning up after kids on top of the usual daily mess just doesn’t appeal often. But embroidery is absolutely brilliant and a pretty clean craft so when my daughter asked to do it was easy to make her smile😍 …
October 2022 One of my favourite thigs to do this time of year when l have a bit of spare time, is dig out a once loved item of clothing in my wardrobe and give it a bit of a revamp. This sleeveless shirt used to be a go to basic when l was in …
I truly adore Christmas crafting. I love the colours, the textures and l love adding newly crafted items to my house each year. This year l had the pleasure of filming two designs for Rebecca Page as one of her Embroidery teachers and despite filming in 40 degree heat, l adore the designs. I wanted …
Turning 40! Age has never really bothered me before as l’ve always felt a lot younger than l am. But having a September birthday and doing all the big age milestones first is a bit daunting. This one in particular feels old as l remember being 10 and helping to organise my dad’s surprise 40th …
The Benefits of Embroidery & my big birthday- September 2022 Read More »
Butterfly Embroidery Kit Summer always makes me think of butterflies and there’s nothing nicer than sitting in the garden with a nice cold drink, embroidery in one hand and watching a butterfly or two fluttering past. I’ve stitches many a butterfly commission over the past few years, so l was excited to finally design and …
June 2022 Have you heard about the Rebecca Page Embroidery Summit? Well firstly, l’m delighted to announce l’ll be one of their teachers this year for their prestigious Embroidery Summit 💕 The summit is an opportunity to join thousands of other embroiderers from around the world for the 40+ FREE online classes from June 13th …
There are many ways to transfer an embroidery pattern onto fabric. The first thing to consider is the colour of the fabric you will be stitching on. Below are my recommended approaches for both: Light coloured fabric: 1. Trace on pattern – Using a water or heat erasable pen in a light box or up against a …
How to transfer embroidery patterns to fabric – May 2022 Read More »
For me it was amazing to see so many people take up embroidery during lockdown. I love how as the pace of life slowed down, we took time to craft, explore new hobbies (albeit home bound) and most importantly took time for ourselves. Many of you even did crafting with your kids as young as …
Monthly patterns to your inbox. My Embroidery Pattern Subscription Launch – May 2022 Read More »
At the start of every year l try and think of a word that l intend to capture in all of my goals, aspirations and that l plan to approach my work & life. Well for 2022 my word is ‘Celebrate’. I thought to myself how would l like to look back on the year …
Last summer l launched a series of free embroidery videos to help others learn embroidery stitches. I published them all on Instagram, Pinterest and You Tube to understand what people wanted from each platform. And l was blown away with the response, especially on Pinterest and Instagram. So l’ve picked 35 stitches which start with …
35 Embroidery stitches – Come learn with me – March 2022 Read More »
This is the face behind all the embroidery! Recently l was approached by Go Solo magazine who are run by Subkit about an interview. It was great to talk to them about how l got started and tips for other budding entrepreneurs. If you’d like to read more about me and my journey and things …
When l think about my favourite valentines gift, it’s got to be a heartfelt message. The flowers wilt over time, the chocolates are gone in minutes..but the message stays with me. So l thought what if you could write a special few words and have them in way you could display them for years to …
Putting myself out there! Working for myself has many many benefits that l love, however l do miss people. So when the opportunity arose recently to get together with a group of like minded small business owners l jumped at the thought. A week before the meeting, l had all the details, virtually met a …
There’s no better way than to start the year as you mean to go on and for me l want to move towards living a life that’s more environmentally friendly and creating sustainable zero waste changes. Having long been passionate about up-cycling, l reached out to two other small businesses who share similar values to …
I’ve recently become an ambassador for the slow fashion movement, which l’m thrilled about. In this role l’ll be helping others think differently about their fashion consumption by showing people how rewarding it can be to up-cycle using embroidery. It’s my dream to set up physical up-cycling clothing & accessory workshops that are accessible for …
So here goes! I’m a year into my embroidery journey and finally taken the plunge to create my own website. I like being busy so naturally l chose to launch this just before Christmas whilst trying to fulfil many wonderful Christmas orders. But in all seriousness, l love every part of where this journey is …
