Pins and Needles Panel
Exciting news! Three out of the selection of 16 in the Pins and Needles themed pre print Panel...Featuring Knots and Spaced Apart...
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Brenda Ryan
May 251 min
Spaced Apart Backstitch
One of my favourite sketching stitches . Mostly one strand in various greys. Size 11 crewel .
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Brenda Ryan
Mar 191 min
Needleweaving ...the basics
This is a guide on how to start a Needleweaving technique for use in our Rambling Stitcher Pre/ made purse Needleweaving is an age old...
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Brenda Ryan
Mar 181 min
Stitch it as you like...image from our Rambling stitch purse kit...Jo stitches the zips in place for you...we add some little pre prints and scraps etc and some guidance on this Rambling stitch style.
There is a post below of a simple way to start some needleweaving.... I will do a little how to of this weaving technique and post it...
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Brenda Ryan
Jan 281 min
Starting a line of stitching...no hoop no knot.
I thought maybe you might be interested in how I start a line of stitching. I use his method as I really don't like knots.
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Brenda Ryan
Dec 19, 20231 min
Scrap from ‘Pin and Needles’
WE will release these in January... 16 embroideries /preprints on hanky linen, / they have been fun to stitch. here is a scrap from one !!!
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Brenda Ryan
Dec 3, 20231 min
Snippet from The Alice in Wonderland quilt panel
This is from a Rackham drawing from His illustrated version of AIW. He was a great illustrator and I love a style of embroidery that is...
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Brenda Ryan
Nov 23, 20231 min
Working on a City
Using Broad chain stitch in some spots instead of Stem stitch....looks good...try it perhaps. Cheers folks...Brenda
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Brenda Ryan
Oct 26, 20231 min
Button Box Necklace Kit
The Little Button Box Necklace...kit you can order from sales@cottagegardenthreads.com.au This was the reason for our little post about...
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Brenda Ryan
Oct 23, 20231 min
Free downloadable PDF suggestion sheet
Check out our new free pdf on the poor old website for a suggestion sheet and pics of a tablemat using the little Stencils. The full set...
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Brenda Ryan
Oct 13, 20231 min
French knots , Bullion knots and Needle weaving Combo/Noice!!
Start with a couple of Threads in colours you really like... This is from apiece Jo has just completed ...I am writing the notes ( slowly...
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Brenda Ryan
Sep 30, 20231 min
Encroaching stem stitch with transition to BackStitch
A sample here of a simple flower using two strand encroaching stem stitch from left... and then finishing the oval shape with Backstitch...
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Brenda Ryan
Sep 10, 20231 min
The rambling Stitch Scrap pack
This little pack of bits and pieces including some of our little pre/prints ( no two packs are the same!) This is a close up of the...
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Brenda Ryan
Sep 6, 20231 min
Using the stencils
Here is a pic of using the stencils (bee,hare,snail etc ) this was just a large square of hanky linen the stencils marked using a...
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Brenda Ryan
Aug 23, 20231 min
Working on some new stitcheries ...
Here is a little pic of three moths!!...Im stitching them mostly in two strands Backstitch/CGT Citronelle/Brodeuse and single strand...
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Brenda Ryan
Aug 4, 20231 min
Bullion My way
A lot of Stitcher's dont seem to like this stitch much ..but it is a useful stitch...can be turned into caterpillars easily!!..this works...
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Brenda Ryan
Jul 28, 20231 min
LATTICE STITCH
A simple filling stitch for 'Rambling Stitchers'
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Brenda Ryan
Jun 10, 20231 min
The starting line
Cottage Garden Threads Commission / challenge to Hares Nest to make a series of slow stitched pages for a textile book which will form a...
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