Needlework

2022 Year in Craft

A few years ago I spotted a course on Domestika called Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums, in which a designer was creating data visualisations with embroidery. This hit me hard; I watched the course and loved the idea of melding my two great loves - data and crafts - but at the time I couldn’t come up with an idea of what I could visualise. …

Flapper Girl Cross Stitch

This one is an ancient WIP I found lurking in the depths of my craft stash, almost entirely forgotten. I was digging through my embroidery drawer looking for I’m not even sure what, and came across a suspiciously bulky magazine. Inside lurked this gal, unceremoniously taken from her hoop and folded in half between the pages of her pattern (note: don’t ever do that!!). …

Bee Embroidery

I’m a big fan of bees, with their fuzzy little bums and nectar-drunk bumbling, so when I saw Craft Pod had done a bee-themed pod I just had to get in on it. This one is from Summer 2019 - yes, yes, it did take me two years to actually start - and it had: a bee pin, a recipe for honey-cake, a honey-tea teabag, and the kit for this embroidery (designed by Emillie Ferris). …