This lovely needle minder is made by Deborah Wilding (stitchandco.co.uk). She’s one of our RSN tutors. I bought this at RSN shop. It’s magnetic, so needles can lay flat. I just love using the two holes in the heart-shaped button. Deborah also makes some lovely magnets to hold tissue paper. It’s always important to cover […]
There were so many things I wanted to write about in June, but I couldn’t write any posts. My mum passed away, and I was back in Japan for a while. Her sudden unexpected death was devastating. I am trying to get back to normal little by little. This image of pink rose and a […]
On a fine day of the bank holiday weekend, I went to Parham House and Gardens in West Sussex. My tutors/mentors Owen Davies and Margaret Dier told me that I could see a fine needlework collection in this stunning Elizabethan House. Feeling so relaxed and refreshed in the beautiful gardens, I was very excited to […]
I love embroidery. You can never stop learning. Note to myself. AU VER A SOIE Sole Ovale Col:945 Anchor Col:370&371 Angle of the needle Soft string padding. 2 strands of Gutermann Col:488 I’d like to stay truth to the spirit of lifelong learning.
Throwback Thursday. This is one of my favourite pieces. I wanted to try stumpwork technique to recreate Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairy. Actually, the whole piece looks like an opened book. When I was mounting this piece, the Duchess of Cambridge (Yes! It’s Catherine!) came to visit us at Royal School of Needlework. Before we […]
As a stitcher at Royal School of Needlework Embroidery Studio, I sometimes get an opportunity to work on very interesting projects. Game of Thrones project was one of them. A huge embroidery artwork was created to mark the release of Season 5 DVD. It was a collaborative project with The Embroiderers’ Guild, Fine Cell Work […]
I’m a big fan of embroidery books from Japan. Photos look amazing, and step-by-step instructions are crystal clear. Some books by Atelier Fil (Hiroko Sei & Shizue Yasui) are fantastic. I decided to try a 3D violet. I’m using some wires (#34 and #30) and DMC stranded cotton. Here’s the result. It’s so cold outside, but […]
Happy New Year! I just started to work on a Goldwork piece. This is the design I’ve been longing to embroider. The design of three motifs – the pomegranate, the crown and the fleur de lys – is from RSN (Royal School of Needlework) Collection. In Goldwork (RSN Essential Stitch Guides) by Helen McCook, you […]
“Your Nelson Mandela was on BBC London News yesterday!” A friend of mine told me. It was a great surprise. Of course I watched the news again and again on BBC iPlayer. 2015 was the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta as the sealing of the Magna Carta was taken place on 15 June, 1215. I […]
