Needlepoint comedy? “Hillarious!” is not usually my reaction to a new needlepoint book however this one caused me to laugh out loud. Under the heading If it doesn’t move, Needlepoint it! is the weirdest list of projects I have ever read. Each one more bizarre than the next! Here are my highlights from the very strange Suggestions of Things to Make: […]
Baskets, boxes and bags: the accessories of needlepoint-Part 1
Sewing baskets have been an important part of women’s lives for hundreds of years. It is easy to forget that before the industrial revolution all clothes, underwear, bedding, tea towels and washing cloths were all made by hand. Many of these day to day objects were decorated with beautiful stitches, and a flourish of highly […]