Japanese slow stitching

I have been working on a piece of textile art that was destined to become the cover for a personal art journal project of mine. I was going for a soft, romantic look so that my journal would be calm on the outside and then (as it happens most of the time) an explosion of

Top 10 tips for slow stitching quilts.I love slow stitching it's very relaxing. I try to include a little in everything I do

With these tips, you'll be able to create beautiful projects with your slow stitching. Ways to plan before you begin an improv quilt or stitched piece and ideas for how to fix a project you don’t love (which can happen in our work at times and becomes a 'learning' for the next piece).

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Those of you that have read my Patchwork Sashiko Instruction Booklet may recall a tip that I included in the section describing how to perform the straight Sashiko stitching. The tip reads, "Focus on pulling the fabric away from the needle instead of pulling the needle out of the fabric." Is this some kind of magic trick?? Isn't the result the same? Well, yes...to the second question...no, to the first question, it's not magic :)In this post I'll describe what this means in more detail AND…

10 things to make with your slow stitching pieces

Slow Stitching is a new term for an age-old practice of quiet gentle making, mending, repair and stitching. Here’s what slow stitching is and how to do it, as well as what you can make from all your beautiful stitched pieces.

I’ve got a ridiculous amount of photos on my phone. Don’t tell me you don’t too! And I realised that some have never been shared, and what’s the use of having a creative making blog if I don’t share the things I make here. I used to do that lots on my old blog, in the olden days on blogging and internet (and pre-Instagram). So - here’s some things I made this year.