Trish burr

As her 100th blog post, our beloved Trish Burr shares the path that brought her unexpectedly to a career in the needle arts. It’s so much fun to see how the journey has unfolded for others. D…

Hello everyone It has been some time since we last spoke, hope you are enjoying your summer holidays overseas – we are freezing here in Cape Town! While you have been basking in the sun I ha…

Hello everyone THis week I am pleased to announce the arrival of two new kits in the vintage range: Redoute's Sweet Peas and Briar Rose, which are available in the ETSY shop. South African customers please look at the top of the product listing for the price in Rand. These floral beauties were inspired by…

Hello everyone It has been some time since I posted, but that is because I have been very busy working on something on your behalf! Do you dislike tracing your own outlines? That slightly wobbly …

You can purchase the pattern at Trish Burr's Etsy store Or you can sign up for the Level One class for beginners on this page If this one becomes available again I will let you know. Happy Stitching! Update:The classes were lots of fun! Trish's comments on students work is so encouraging. Love her style and attention to detail. she encourages you to look at a real leaf, petal, feather and study how it grows to determine stitch direction for a realistic effect. Note: I did line this one with…

Hello everyone A very happy New Year to you all, here’s wishing you the very, very best for 2017! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas? We had the whole family from overseas and it was hecti…

Hello everyone This week we continue stitching project 12 of the mini journal. If you have missed any of the previous posts you can find them here, or by scrolling down to previous posts: Stitch al…

Captivating sweet peas reproduced from a 17th century painting by PJ Redouté.

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