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Enigma Embroidered Spring Coat
Posted by Claire on Apr 02 2012
I don’t do a lot of ‘straight’ hand embroidery. If I do embroider, it’s often in conjunction with my smocked projects – bullions, feather stitch, that sort of thing. But last winter, I fell in love with the most gorgeous embroidered jacket from a back issue of Inspirations #12 (1996) called ‘Enigma’. The knit […]
A Cross Stitch Pillow in Create n Decorate
Posted by Claire on Mar 08 2011
I’ve got a lovely cross-stitch pillow in the current issue of Create n Decorate. (Isn’t that a fat, cheerful bird?) Here’s a close-up of the pillow. Not nearly as nicely styled as they do it in the magazine but then they actually have decorating ability. I limit any creative abilities I have to the sewing […]