I always prefer to work on colour selections during the day and with this grey scale it is even more important as the tones of the grey yarns change completely at night.

Sometimes, often actually, getting colours just right can require a little bit of revers stiting.

I have made a good start on my new crewel work design and just quickly wanted to share a snippet of it with you.

Inspiration for design is a fickle thing. It is not always easy to point a finger at exactly where inspiration comes from. For me, ideas for designs can linger for a long time at the back of my mind.

Join Anna Scott's creative journey as she puts the final touched to her piece of creative embroidery ‘BEFORE DAWN’ and learn how she creates texture and sparkle using knots and metal threads.

An insight to my creative process behind each stitch as I work on my doodle stitching BEFORE DAWN is a work in progress.

If you thought my post yesterday finished a bit abruptly you are absolutely right - it wasn't finished!

I had made the Mountain Oak into a pillow before I went overseas last month, but the more I looked at it, the more unfinished it looked...