I have often thought how much fun it would be to stitch a series of small pieces - I think this year is the year.

This is how and why I plan to create a series of small pieces of art embroidery based on colour prompts from #coloricombo curated by Esté MacLeod. Week 1 is inpired by ancient rock art.

Time flies when you are having fun. I have had the most amazing break, said ‘So Long’ to 2024 and made a start on 2025 in the best way possible.

Read about Anna Scott’s Stitching Retreat in Dundee, Scotland with Creative Experiences in 2024. Explore embroidery techniques, stunning designs, and a vibrant community of like-minded stitchers.

To start a new Journal, I built and moved my whole website. - I must be nuts! I have so many, much more exciting things I need to do. But it feels right now that it is done.

The Old Blog with all it’s contents, How-Tos, hints, tips and stories.

 I wanted to finish my crewel embroidery inspired by William Morris within a week since my last post (3 weeks ago) and I did - Well almost....

I rarely tend to make notes or stitch plans in advance, but this time I really wish I had! 

I find that when embroidering mirror image designs, I always get a better result when I stitch both sides roughly at the same time... if I (as I would like) move on to something else and then come back to it days or weeks later - I am less likely to get the pair looking the same.