Here are 2 of the early cloth dolls I made a few months ago. These dolls do not have the wired limbs and are much harder to pose. The jacket on the top […]
Sticker Ball
Did you ever notice when the garden stops growing the sticker ball starts growing?
The Queen of Hearts / Embroidered Cloth Doll
The Queen of Hearts wishes you a Happy Valentines Day! Here she is shopping for a space to open her business. As an excellent tart maker, the queen has decided to open a […]
Stumpwork Time
This is Time. You have met him here and here. This stumpwork version of Once’s friend was originally going to be stretching out next to Once’s bed in her clock tower room. Here is […]
New to you
This is my version of a very often published traditional Croatian embroidery. This one is all mine. The red wrapped white chain stitch is my favorite element.
Embroidery Sampler Book
Front cover of the ‘Sampler Book’ for the Folk Art Stitchery Club I proposed 10 years ago! The inside front cover shows the title, index and date. The illustrations for the book are […]
A New Embroidered Jacket
Claire needed a new jacket. I thought you might like to see how I make them. The jacket is embroidered in one piece. I chain stitch around the outside edge. Then I coat […]
Teaching at ‘Hen and Chicks Studio’
It is official. I’ll be teaching this embroidery sampler April 14-15 at the Hen and Chicks Studio in Conrad, IA . I can’t wait to see Heidi’s new store and to teach my all […]
Embroidery on Black Wool
I am still experimenting with Transfer-eze on black wool. I pre-soaked the black fabric and didn’t get much dye discharge. I thought I would be safe. And for the most part I was. The […]
Stumpwork Embroidery Room Setting
Here is my newest room setting for Once and Time. I’ve made several changes since I first posted the image below. To begin with, I changed the scale of the figures. The headless […]