WINDOWS OF WHITE An article from Issue 15 of The Stitcher’s Journal
UncategorizedTo read this article from Issue 15 of The Stitcher’s Journal, please click on the link below. Windows of White article
BETWEEN THE LINES an article from issue 8 of The Stitcher’s Journal
The Stitcher's Journal, UncategorizedClick Here to read a PDF of the article.
SPRING GREENS an article from Issue No 13 of The Stitcher’s Journal
UncategorizedClick HERE to read a PDF of the article.
Choosing threads from Devere Yarns (reference the Herbarium insert in Issue 18)
The Stitcher's Journal, UncategorizedHERE you can read about ‘Devere Yarns’, part of an article about embroiderer Victoria Matthewson’s wonderful book about Plants and their Pollinators, which appeared in Issue 11 of The Stitcher’s Journal. I created a chart which will help you decipher their numbering system for the most popular thicknesses of thread.
Life Amongst the Flowers, an article on Cristina Rebeccani from Issue 9 of The Stitcher’s Journal
UncategorizedHERE you can read the article ‘Amongst the Flowers’ featuring Cristina Rebeccani, which appeared in Issue 9 of The Stitcher’s Journal.
THE GOLDEN BOUGH the story of mistletoe, Issue No 8 of The Stitcher’s Journal
UncategorizedWith its white berries, distinctive branching pattern and perfectly paired leaves, mistletoe or Viscum album, is one of our more unusual plants… To continue reading this article about mistletoe which first appeared in Issue 8 of The Stitcher’s Journal in December 2020, please click on the link below. mistletoe 2 spreads
‘Peto, build me a pergola!’ The beautiful garden at West Dean, near Chichester.
UncategorizedThe Peto pergola at West Dean gardens I love the gardens at West Dean, just north of Chichester, for which the Edwardian architect and landscape designer, Harold Peto, designed a stunning pergola for owner and philanthropist Edward James. I met my husband there in 1984, when the gardens were unkempt, the fruit trees overgrown […]
Sketches in the margin…
UncategorizedLast year I started buying antique documents and experimenting with paper collage and a little mixed media. One document was so exquisite I had it printed across a width of linen and made a bolster, embroidering a little in the margins – my first attempt at machine embroidery (I have been doing a lot more […]
A winter visit to Sissinghurst castle
Gardening, UncategorizedI have been to Sissinghurst many times, but it is always more fun to go back with someone for whom it is a first visit. My friend Jane shares my passion for plants. I have been with friends who like gardens, who stop and admire the larger view, but this was the first time I […]
Win tickets to the Decorative Living Fair- Eridge Park
UncategorizedThe annual Decorative Living Fair at Eridge Park, a beautiful country estate on the borders of Kent and Sussex, has been run over the past ten years by textile designer Caroline Zoob and antiques dealer Henrietta ‘Hetty’ Purbrick. Over the years they have discovered wonderful dealers selling a wide variety of antique, vintage and decorative […]
Win tickets to the Decorative Living Fair- Chelsea
UncategorizedThe Decorative Living Fair is returning to London! Chelsea Old Town Hall will be full of wonderful decorative antiques, vintage and antique textiles and products made by designers and artisans, many of whom are exhibiting in London for the first time. We are giving away 10 pairs […]
