Archive for the 'embroidery' Category
10 July 09
It’s been a while since my last post…life interrupts. Getting over a sinus headache, busy at work, muscle spasm in my neck and a mother in the hospital for a week. Well I’m all better, it’s the weekend and my mom got home a couple of days ago and is feeling better.
I had a good [...]
Posted in Brazilian Embroidery, Canvas Work, Carolyn Mitchell, EAC, Sylvia Murariu, WIP, embroiderer's association of canada, embroidery | Tags: Brazilian Embroidery, Canvas Work, Carolyn Mitchell, EAC, Sylvia Murariu |
20 February 09
In our guild (and I think this is common to most guilds) we are supposed to have a stitched name tag. I’ve been with my guild for three years now and haven’t gotten around to stitching one. I am tagless no longer, I finally stitched my name and am in the process of finishing the [...]
Posted in Canvas Work, Carolyn Mitchell, Cross-Stitch, EAC, Finished, Sylvia Murariu, Town Clock Stitchers, embroiderer's association of canada, embroidery, hardanger | Tags: Brazilian Embroidery, Canvas Work, Carolyn Mitchell, EAC Seminar, Name Tag, Sylvia Murariu, Town Clock Stitchers |
13 October 08
Our guild recognizes that the internet is playing a larger role in our stitching lives and as such has been planning a website. We are still in the process of adding the content, but it’s a great start for us.
We’ll be featuring a free pattern every month, and this month’s pattern is a counted canvas [...]
Posted in Canvas Work, Cross-Stitch, EAC, Town Clock Stitchers, embroiderer's association of canada, embroidery | Tags: EAC, embroiderers' guild of canada, embroidery, free patterns, guild, needlework, Town Clock Stitchers |
5 August 08
The guild I belong to, Town Clock Stitchers of Halifax, put on an exhibit at the Scott Manor House in Bedford this past week. Since I work during the week I volunteered my time on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. I was very impressed by the exhibit this year, so many of the pieces that members [...]
Posted in Casalguidi, Cross-Stitch, EAC, Scott Manor House, Town Clock Stitchers, blackwork, crewel, embroiderer's association of canada, embroidery, hardanger | Tags: Canvas Work, crewel, Cross-Stitch, embroidery, Scott Manor House, Town Clock Stichers |
12 July 08
For the past two summers TCS has done an exhibit at Scott Manor House (15 Fort Sackville Rd. ) in Bedford, Nova Scotia. The exhibit runs from Monday July 28th to Sunday August 3rd 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. There is a tea room that serves tea, lemonade, oat cakes, & ice cream wih berries. Very refreshing [...]
Posted in Christmas, Cross-Stitch, EAC, Lavendar & Lace, Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum, Town Clock Stitchers, WIP, embroiderer's association of canada, embroidery | Tags: Christmas Ornaments, EAC, Fairy Grandmother, Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum, Scott Manor House, Town Clock Stitchers |
3 July 08
I’m going to a wedding in a couple of weeks and the bride’s name is Rose. So, I pulled out my trusty Lavender and Lace Tea Garden pattern and stitched the Rose. I stitched their names underneath in a font based on Curlz.
Rose & Derek
I typed up the names in Word, printed it and then [...]
Posted in Cross-Stitch, Finished, Lavendar & Lace, Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum, TIAG, Told in a Garden, embroidery | Tags: Rose, Tea Garden, wedding present |