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Category Archives: Stitch-a-long
Stitch-a-long 11
Three weeks have flown by since I last showed you my flower lattice embroidery. This is where I was up to… Last night I managed to finish the diamond with the alliums, hollyhocks and delphiniums. I stitched the flowers … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, Flower Lattice, Silk Ribbon Embroidery
20 Comments
Stitch-a-long 10
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my flower lattice embroidery, this is how far I’d got then; I’ve managed to get a few extra supplies on e-bay since then with this embroidery in mind, I bought a big … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, embroidery, flower embroidery, Ribbon embroidery, Stitch-a-long
21 Comments
March Review
Sewing in March was limited to evenings as the days off were filled with workmen and decorating, the workmen have pretty much gone, but I still feel knee deep in painting, there’s a faint glimmer at the end of the … Continue reading
Stitch-a-long 9
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my progress on my flower lattice embroidery. Yet again I haven’t had much time to spend on my embroidery, mainly because I decided to make a concerted effort to finish my Splendid … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, embroidery, My Splendid Sampler
37 Comments
Stitch-a-long 8
It’s three weeks since I last posted photos of my flower lattice, this is what it looked like then; Since then I’ve spent a morning at Embroiderers Guild and an evening at home working on it. It’s surprising how quickly … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged embroidery, Flower Lattice, Ribbon embroidery
13 Comments
Stitch-a-long 7; Flower Lattice
It’s three weeks since I last posted my progress on my Flower Lattice. It’s a design by Di van Niekirk which uses ribbon embroidery and stumpwork. I’ve done a little ribbon embroidery before, but I’ve never tried stumpwork, so I’m … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, lily, Ribbon embroidery
18 Comments
Stitch-a-long 6; Flower Lattice
Three weeks have flown by since I last showed you the Flower Lattice embroidery. It’s ribbon and stumpwork, designed by Di van Niekirk, I bought the book sort of by accident as I didn’t realise it was for one big … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, embroidery, Ribbon embroidery
15 Comments
SAL 5
It’s three weeks since my last stitch-a-long post, with Christmas and New Year and life in general in between I only managed to spend one evening on my flower lattice embroidery. This is an embroidery I started a couple of … Continue reading
Stitch-a-long 4
It’s three weeks since my last SAL post and those three weeks have been pretty much taken up with Christmas preparations and festivities, but I have managed a little progress on my flower embroidery. This is where I was three … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged Di van Niekerk, embroidery, Flower Lattice
11 Comments
SAL 3; Flower Lattice
This is my third post with the Stitch-a-long link party, so the photos below show just over six weeks work, though to be fair, I have done a fair few other projects in the last few weeks too!! Hopefully now I’ve … Continue reading


