The Lincoln Cathedral is hosting a Heritage Skills Festival on Fri 23 June & Sat 24 June, in conjunction with the City of London Livery Companies. The City of London Livery Companies comprise London’s ancient and modern trade associations, and have evolved from the very powerful medieval guilds. I was asked to be involved with […]
Went to Kew Gardens this weekend for Flora Japonica exhibition. A friend of mine kindly booked my place for the exhibition tour by co-curator Masumi Yamanaka. The exhibition was at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art. Masumi’s talk was very informative. I always wondered what the differences were among floral painting, botanical art, botanical […]
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.
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 […]
“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 […]
Trish Burr was in the UK last summer. I was very lucky to go to one of her workshops in Westminster. Yes. I know. I couldn’t finish her Nuthatch In Spring kit on that day, and I neglected it for a long time. Here’s the photo I took during the workshop. We had all day, […]
