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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 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
- 1 min
LATTICE STITCH
A simple filling stitch for 'Rambling Stitchers'
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Brenda Ryan
- Jun 10
- 1 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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Brenda Ryan
- May 6
- 1 min
Gettin on wit soms single strand backstitch no 418 Waterwheel !!
Getting on with the last few of the little houses from the panel "Home to Roost"
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Brenda Ryan
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Untitled
Some small items Jo made from a couple of the small items in the panel ... fun. !
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Brenda Ryan
- Apr 21
- 1 min
I thought you might like a little stitch guide:This is not the traditional Thorn Stitch (top Pic)
This version we used all over the Hares Collection.....a single strand of stranded Cotton can be used...or any other thread...worth a...
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Brenda Ryan
- Apr 17
- 1 min
How Can I purchase Hare's Nest Kits?.
Hitting the link below will take you to Cottage Garden Threads Order Page
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Brenda Ryan
- Apr 15
- 1 min
One of the stitcheries from "The Hares Collection " panel
That is one confrontational snail!
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