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The Plymouth Tapestry: Stitching 400 years

by | Mar 12, 2020 | Inspiration

Many people are familiar with the Bayeux Tapestry, which tells the story of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings through an embroidered cloth almost 230 M  Long. Learn more in this short film: The Bayeux Tapestry – Seven Ages of Britain from BBC...

A new tactic

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Random Thoughts

Sometimes you have to move on For many years, I have wanted to restore an old trunk.  Several years ago, I picked up one that had be thrown out with the trash.  It was in decent shape and I took it home with the best of intentions to either restore it to a...

Magna Carta as a stitching collaboration

by | Feb 23, 2020 | Inspiration

This morning, I received my weekly Inspirations: All Stitched Up newsletter  in my mailbox.  (Issue 222, FEB 21, 2020).  Reading this is always a welcome way to start my day with creative ideas.  If you do – or admire – hand work, you can sign-up...

My Father’s Daughter

by | Feb 5, 2020 | Random Thoughts

Dad was born on February 5 so this day is always an emotional one for me.  Dad loved his birthday, which usually turned into a birthday week.  He saved all his birthday cards and every year around mid January, he would start to display them around the house, adding...