Well, that’s not strictly accurate. Of course I teach embroidery, but it’s not the most important part of my job description. What I actually teach …
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More textiles from Myanmar
My friend Greg has been allowing me to delve into his textile collection once again. Like the Akha cross-stitch I showed you earlier this year, …
Haute Couture and why I have revised my opinion
I caught up with a fascinating documentary on BBC iPlayer this week called “The Secret World of Haute Couture” by Margie Kinmonth. It was produced …
Some tropical inspiration
Well my little blog has been taking an unexpected holiday again. As school holidays approached my daughter went down with a nasty bout of pneumonia …
Embroidery from Namibia
I cannot tell you how lucky I am to have a husband whose job takes him to different parts of the world, because whenever possible …
What makes you happy?
I recently bought Issue #3 of “New Philosopher”, a relatively new magazine in the Australian market (click here to visit their website). This quarterly magazine …
Bead Embroidery by Shelley Cox – Beautiful Stitches Book Shelf
Do you love embroidery books? I am afraid that I have a complete weakness for them and thus I have an overflowing bookshelf. And of …
SPUN – The Society for the Prevention of Unfinished Needlepoint
I can hear you saying “The society for what???”. And as I browsed through the internet and stumbled across it, I too was initially tempted …
Exquisite Afghan textile
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a beautiful Akha quilt that my friend Greg had bought on a recent trip to Burma and Thailand. …