I think raised stem band is a lovely stitch. It really satisfies my sense of order and neatness! I also like the way it can help me to create some subtle dimension in my stitching. As the name might suggest,…
Are you a fan of details? My attention to detail has often been commented on. I’ve always been drawn to little details. So getting into the details of Bracken’s facial features in my blackwork embroidery for the Royal School of…
Laid work and couching are very closely linked. I’ve seen laid work described as a type of couching and I’ve also seen couching described as a type of laid work. I’m not sure which way around is technically correct! In…
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted an update on my blackwork assessment piece for the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) certificate. I’ve enjoyed and learnt so much while stitching this piece. Meaning there’s loads I want to share!…
When thinking about embroidery stitches, I don’t think a couching stitch is one of the first to come to mind. However it opens up a number of different possible effects for your stitching. Plus you can it stitch it relatively…
Can stitching make you more productive at work? Does the idea sound too good to be true? Amazingly I’ve found that this has absolutely worked for me. Let me tell you how… First, a little context. I’m the kind of…
Satin stitch is often one of the first stitches that you’ll come across when getting into embroidery. Which lulled me into thinking it’s an “easy” stitch. Actually, I found it one of the trickiest stitches to work to the standard…
I’m so happy to be able to share Luna, my winter wolf crewelwork embroidery with you! The project is in issue 128 of Stitch magazine, which is in shops until the end of January. I thought I’d take you behind…
I think split stitch looks like a mini chain stitch. So I thought it would be a good one to follow on from the chain stitch tutorial. Below you can see split stitch on the left, chain stitch (using the…
Let me take you back to July 2019. I’d just posted my first commission off to Stitch magazine and was feeling super pumped. I jumped straight into designing my next pattern. After years of dreaming of starting a creative business,…