So I have been promising a cow parsley stitch-along for a while now…. While we’re all spending more time indoors and not able to go out and see the cow parsley in the lanes for ourselves, I thought it had to be the perfect time to make the stitch-along happen. I love the thought of people stitching away on something…
Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To Autumn John Keats *** I LOVE this time of the year. The pace…
I love to embroider. I spend countless hours creating art with thread. Nature as always is my inspiration. My stitches follow nature – whether it be holly bushes or the new robin in my garden.. At this time of the year our hedgerows are filled with graceful cow parsley stems, their delicate white flowers dipping and rising in the breeze.…
Dear oh dear – there was a lot of waffle and digression in this one… Links and info to accompany the podcast – Socks Sugar Frost socks IG: @vanillawool Yarn – Regia Tweed 4PLY Thérèse socks Same pattern as above Yarn – my Thérèse yarn Kitchener stitch tag IG: @hedgerowyarns Stripy socks – West Yorkshire Spinner yarn – WYS Signature 4 Ply.…
Ok – so it’s been a long time since my last podcast. Thank you all so much for your lovely comments following my first podcast. Christmas kind of got in the way of things but I’ve finally got around to recording another one. I’m in awe of those podcasters who were doing a daily vlogmas. How do you do…
One of the very first things I do every morning is to feed the garden birds. Before I feed the dogs… or my husband. No really. Birds in the garden bring me so much pleasure. I could sit and watch them for hours. We have seen four little families of pied wagtail chicks this year. Mums brought them to the bird…
Summer is slipping slowly by and autumn beckons. I’ll miss the summer barbeques and afternoons spent at the beach or in the garden but there is something so alluring about the autumn months and as I do as every season approaches, I think about what there is to look forward to…. turned up collars twinkle lights crunchy leaves underfoot foggy…
Embroidery increasingly occupies my days. There is something so therapeutic about putting little stitches onto fabric. When that fabric is a beautiful soft vintage linen, it’s even better. When that vintage linen is already beautifully embroidered, it’s a dream. Wondering whose hands embroidered this linen all those years ago occupies my thoughts as I add new stitches to the fabric.…
