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Liebster Blog Award

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Hannah

Rachel tagged me with a blog award. I am now supposed to name 5 fantastic embroidery blogs! (Rachel, at VirtuoSew Adventures, also has a lovely blog. She recently finished the Tudor and Stuart Goldwork Master Class from Thistle Threads, which … Continue reading →

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Chikan Embroidery Class Openings

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Hannah

Hey y’all! Anita has announced that her mom will help with the chikankari embroidery class. So there are now more openings if you want to join! Go here to register!  

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Hello, world!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Hannah

WordPress added a new statistics feature – it now keeps track of where my readers are from! Here is the map of countries colored by hit count since it started keeping track. I love it. I’ll have to try to … Continue reading →

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Silk and Colour

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Hannah

I have something really special to show you! I want to introduce you to an incredible artist, Marta Brysha, from the highlands of Tasmania.  She just launched a brand new website to display her work. Her gorgeous embroideries in hand-dyed … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Hannah

Our family Christmas tree: It’s ribbon embroidery on chicken wire. Ours is twenty four years old – we replace any faded ribbons every year. I always wonder why more folks don’t have embroidered Christmas trees. It’s such a fun project, … Continue reading →

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Give-away AND Crazy-quilts

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Hannah

OK folks, the five lucky people from Monday’s Japanese silk scraps give away are: Mary Burton Sharon Brodeuse Corvus Jane S Julie I will be emailing you to get your mailing addresses! Hurray! Thank you everyone! Thanks so much for … Continue reading →

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Give-away: Silk scraps

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Hannah

To celebrate my blog anniversary, I am doing a give-away! My aunt and uncle sent me a pile of silk scraps from the Kyoto flea market (Japan!), and I have divided them up into FIVE piles! These are mostly from … Continue reading →

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One Year Anniversary

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Hannah

Y’all, today marks one whole year since I started my blog! It’s so exciting! Some statistics: 152 posts (wow! I wrote a book!) 109,640 page views (does not include email subscribers or RSS readers) 170 email subscribers 8 WordPress followers The … Continue reading →

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artist: Kate Kretz

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Hannah

Today I am featuring the artist Kate Kretz! We have corresponded a little by email, so I have a mini-interview plus photos of her work. My writing is in italics, the rest is Ms. Kretz. My degrees are in painting, … Continue reading →

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