The Song of my Needle

Essential needlework tools : NEEDLES It is not often that I talk about the tools and accessories I use - I realize that it is all a mat...

The weekend theme in a needlework group on Facebook is : Whitework & Snow ... I have taken many photographs of snowy landscapes and ha...

Wishing you all a good time with friends and family and hoping that the New Year ushers in many moments of Joy. We are busy recuperating...

As 2016 comes to a close and 2017 approaches, I can only sense it's potential. After quite some time I feel an excitement about the...

May we all enjoy many quiet moments with needle and thread in 2017! Wishing you all a Merry Christmas,  Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa...

Had a good Saturday - even though I am supposed to remain inactive and keep my foot elevated and not walk, I decided that I could not let ...

A fall on a hidden metal rim and an uneven surface ... assuming it was an even sidewalk.... a bit banged up and bruised and a twisted ankle...

Thankful for many things ... the skill of many people, good friends and family and the beauty around us  are just some of   those things He...

So, I know some of you were curious to see which samplers I would start on my birthday in October. I had them all prepared and had even pi...

Well, I have been thinking ... Last night, I went and looked at my started sampler projects and some of the projects I had moved up to st...

The subtlety of design is really delightful to observe on this sampler.  Figuring out the reversible pathways for the flowers and leaves w...

Indulged myself just once more to work on and complete another Blackwork / double running band on Loara Standish. Loara Standish' sample...

I decided to continue on with Loara Standish by the Examplarery and continue working on Frances Cheyney this weekend. The subtelty of de...