It's so long since I joined in a swap I'd forgotten how exciting it is to get these little parcels through the post.  Here's my needlecase swap from Jenny B.  It's gorgeous - I've left the photo a higher quality than usual so the delicate details can be seen.  I love it!  Thank you Jenny B.

... walls. Since then, the design walls have just been propped up, and I never got around to putting this room together. I put my embellisher in there and enjoyed surrounding myself with projects on the design walls. Then, I got a new ... two small rooms and a landing. I have decided to put my sewing machine and embellisher in the newly painted room, along with an ironing board, cutting table, and most ...

... the Fabric postcards for stitchers group. The background is another sample that I have used -this one is from my embellisher course with the Thread Studio last year. The next one is a Christmas swap on the Fibre ... on the Fabric postcards for stitchers group.I made this one on the Embellisher. I have decided to get them all done early this year so that I will have December free.I hope everyone is ...

I´m in love with Silk Hankies! They are wonderful to use with an embellisher and this is the first needlefelted and handstitched Cuff in a series. (photos show both sides of the same cuff) I only added some simple stitches to let most of the felted area show. The next one will have lots of buttons from mother of pearl. I bought these buttons years ago at a flea market and now they are just ...

... the cruiser with the kit pre-fitted at our Hinckley factory. The big bore kit consists of new pistons, liners, camshafts, up-rated clutch springs and ‘1700’ clutch cover embellisher. Maximum power output is increased from 85bhp to 97bhp – with torque lifted from 106ft/lbs to 115ft/lbs. The 1700cc Thunderbird big-bore accessory upgrade kit is fully homologated in all markets and ...

... lying in bits on my studio floor). I have been having fun feeding slushies and scrim and yarns and felty scraps and all sorts of other fibres through it and then laying it onto a flimsie and running it under the embellisher machine. We should have them for sale on the website before too long. I needed to see what I could do with it before I brought them in. I am very pleased with it as it speeds ...

Oh How I Love Them!!! The Wind, The Rain, The Falling Leaves... The perfect day to work on my rag quilts.... Play with the embellisher.... making pretty pieces of handmade fabric with silks, organza, lame, metallic fibers, soy silk, yarns and other pretties.... Then stitching all over the surface and applying heat to create some magic.... which will now be cut into hearts, and stars, ...

... ; Guild.  What a lovely group of ladies.  We were greeted with a lovely lunch, just perfect after our long journey, and then we got ready to give a talk about the embellisher and various techniques.  It was well received with some very interesting and observant questions, and a good prelude to the workshop the next day.  We had very comfortable accommodation courtesy of one of ...

... ). Mieke's theme is "being Lucky". It was not easy to get an idea for such an abstract theme. But when I found those printed words I got an idea. I have made the background from wool with the embellisher, sewed on some organza circles and added some stitches by hand. Also a bead-swirl. Mieke wrote to me: I love it! Below the page Helga in Germany made for me. My theme: "cottage ...

thank you everybody who participated in this virtual garden by adding your delightful stories, photos and drawings to the compost pile. Embellisher threw in some embroidery, Martine has little friends dancing in hers.Kelly waxed lyrical and had the good sense to mention the indispensable gin as well as a platter of some of my favourite nosh.Assayya has made her contribution in DutchPetrus paints ...