by Alet | Aug 28, 2020 | Arts and crafts, Embroidery
What to do when you get a stain on a favourite dress or sun hat? Grab the embroidery kit! My nice floppy sun hat got a stain (don’t ask me how) which I wasn’t able to remove. Voilà! I’m crowned with a sprig of flowers! My trusty white cotton dress (I have half a...
by Alet | Jul 23, 2019 | Embroidery
When redoing my website, I was challenged by Dean, my son-in-law and enabler, to rather embroider the letters than make do with whatever font that was available. Of course, it had to be legible but it also had to showcase my love for embroidery. It felt a bit awkward...
by Alet | Nov 27, 2015 | Arts and crafts, Embroidery
Our beautiful, talented youngest daughter’s wedding took place in August 2015. The challenge that had come my way was to be creative and come up with a stunning ring cushion. The theme: succulents, and the colour scheme: the colourful lilac-breasted roller, a bird...
by Alet | May 19, 2012 | Arts and crafts, Embroidery
A set of serviettes to go with the very red Victorian dining room in the home we rented. And then we moved to The Coach House and the serviettes are crying out to be finished – maybe as a gift to someone special or an heirloom to one of my...
