February Stitch Along - The Lighthouse
Hello again! I’ve just finished off my February stitching so thought this was the perfect time to write the blog to go along with it. Although these stitch along blogs are going to be more like little recap guides for those of you wanting something to refer to quickly if you fancied stitching your own embroidery squares.
How I stitched my Seagull
How did my embroidery squares come about?
For me, tracing patterns onto fabric is the bit that I do not enjoy doing. I don’t have a light box, so I tape patterns onto windows and trace the best I can, but my arm aches after a while, my pen stops working properly from holding it up and I usually miss bits of the pattern. So, before I’ve even threaded my needle, I feel like I’ve already got off to a bad start with my embroidery. And so, having my designs pre-printed ready to colour in with thread takes away that initial faff and allows you to get going with the fun bit…….the stitching!
Make the most of your lavender bags.
Hello everyone! I’ve just finished running a cheeky little deal on my lavender bags so I thought I’d write a post about how you can put them to good use if you snapped some up.
Fern Baskets are here!
Hello again! I’ve just launched my fern baskets into the world so I thought I’d give you a little look into how I make the fern fabric that they are sewn with……..
