It’s been a week since I last posted – hope everyone (in the US) enjoyed a good Thanksgiving holiday! In my last blog post, I began talking about a large project, a major milestone in my stitching life in fact. Here is the photo from near the end of that post: This pattern is calledContinue reading “Color Theory and Stitch Variation Education – Part II”
Monthly Archives: November 2018
An education in color theory and stitch variation – part I
I knew I wanted to spend a little time on this blog talking about a big needlework project I did some time ago and all that I learned from it. It might take two or three posts for me to share everything that I want to about this. But, I do need to start withContinue reading “An education in color theory and stitch variation – part I”
Embroidered Treasures Flowers book
Well, it seems like I’ve let a week slip by since my last post. I really didn’t mean for that to happen, as I knew what I wanted to write about next. But, well, life happens. And things get in the way. I suspect many of you totally get that. I love me a goodContinue reading “Embroidered Treasures Flowers book”
Threads of History
This past weekend, I was fortunate to spend a beautiful fall day at Winterthur in DE. If you are anywhere near the region, it is well worth a visit. If you’ve never heard of it, a brief description from Winterthur’s website: “Almost 60 years ago, collector and horticulturist Henry Francis du Pont (1880–1969) opened his childhoodContinue reading “Threads of History”
Albrecht Durer’s Knots – Part II
As I wrote about in my last blog post, a few years back, I learned about these prints, dated from around the first years of the 1500s, these knots created by the artist Albrecht Durer. I was so taken by them and truly delved into a personal research project to learn more. Some background cameContinue reading “Albrecht Durer’s Knots – Part II”
