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June 16, 2026 Embroidery / Printing on fabric / REFLECTIONS / Textile journal / The Story Behind...

Scroll of the Year: May

Hello loves At the beginning of May, I wrote in my journal, ‘More colour please Lulu!’ following my realisation in

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May 2, 2026 Embroidery / Printing on fabric / REFLECTIONS / Textile journal / The Story Behind...

Scroll of the Year: April

Hello loves April was a tale of two halves. The first half of the month was spent sorting out the

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March 6, 2026 REFLECTIONS / Slow Stitch / Textile journal / The Story Behind...

Scroll of The Year: February

Hello loves Last month, I introduced you to Scroll of Year. It can be a tricky thing to start a

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March 30, 2021 REFLECTIONS / SEASONAL CREATIVITY / The Story Behind...

Spring Queen: The Story Behind

As Spring Queen slowly formed in my mind, so did an image of roots. The word landed in my consciousness

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January 12, 2021 Poetry / REFLECTIONS / SEASONAL CREATIVITY / The Story Behind...

Winter Queen: A Poem and A Message for 2021

Winter Queen is here at last. I have penned a heartfelt poem, the essence of which I am taking into

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September 30, 2020 REFLECTIONS / SEASONAL CREATIVITY / The Story Behind...

The Story of Autumn Queen

This is a fictional narrative, based on true events and is semi-autobiographical… She felt the ‘pull’ that Autumn morning; a

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August 25, 2020 SEASONAL CREATIVITY / The Story Behind...

Summer Queen Embroidery Pattern: The Story Behind

Lovelies, may I introduce you to Summer Queen, a celebration of black beauty and the florals of Summer. Summer Queen

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January 20, 2020 REFLECTIONS / SEASONAL CREATIVITY / The Story Behind...

A Fire in My Heart Embroidery Pattern: The Story Behind.

Hello lovelies, I have created something new and I’m calling it a ‘Fire in My Heart’. My creative output is

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December 13, 2019 SEASONAL CREATIVITY / SEASONAL LIVING / The Story Behind...

A Festive Hut Embroidery Pattern: The Story Behind.

Hello sweet ones, I’m back on the blog just in time to spread a little festive love, warmth and creativity!

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Watercolour + mark making = joy! These cards just like the last ones I posted, are destined for a new art journal. You may recognise the botanicals in this project as adaptations of both my 'Bloom' and 'Meadow' stick and stitch designs. I'm thinking of new ways to make them available as templates that can be used in all sorts of projects. Please do let me know if this is something you would be interested in. Thanks! This has been one of the stops along my work evolution path. I see the whole process as a sort of snow plough, gathering skills, techniques and ideas along the way, which all combine to produce something that looks and feels like a reflection of me. This is where 'Shapes' (see yesterday's post) lead me. I've used the same process, collaging vintage sewing patterns, sheet music, postcards etc to card, adding a felt flower instead and then some embroidered detail. I followed the thread back to botanicals, which feels right.  I'll show you more soon! If an idea pops into your head enough times, I find it's a good idea to follow the thread and see where it leads. 'Shapes' kept popping into my head so I took them out and created them. The background is either plain recycled card or consists of collaged vintage papers and imagery (postcards, sewing patterns, botanical illustrations etc) on card, with felt or hand printed fabric shapes stuck on top. Finally embroidery is added, using traditional stitches in new ways. Poking holes in the card before stitching is so satisfying! Follow the thread loves, it might just lead to new and interesting places. Evolution is the key! It took me a little while but May #scrolloftheyear is complete and the story behind the images I have stitched is up on my blog. Highlights of May were the roses in my garden and my girl coming back from Uni after completing her studies. May #scrolloftheyear took a back seat whilst I stitched 'Meadow' (see yesterday's post) but that's ok. I've used scraps from the fabric I hand printed to create a patchwork background, which I'll be stitching May moments and joys on to. My new stick and stitch dissolvable embroidery patches pack, Meadow, is now available. It contains 11 self-adhesive, water-soluble patches printed with my own hand-drawn botanical designs. Each pack contains a leaflet with instructions on how to use dissolvable embroidery patches and stitch suggestions for each design. Suitable for beginners, these water-soluble embroidery patches can be used for all sorts of projects. There are so many possibilities! Keep an eye on my blog for stitch tutorials and project ideas. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks! Showcasing 'Meadow', 11 botanical stick and stitch embroidery patches. Pack launches Monday 8th June. Happy Weekend 🌸🌸🌸 'Meadow' stick and stitch dissolvable embroidery patches pack, containing 11 botanicals designed and hand-drawn by me, launches Monday. This is a little showcase of what each design could look like depending on the stitches you choose (stitch suggestions included in pack). If you stick it out until the end (thank you), there is a reveal of the textile book I created.

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