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The Graceful Embroidery free gift to start the year
This January I am giving you all a beautiful design. You see it here with my Japanese ikebana with some of the first small daffodils of the year. These are so pretty and I cannot resist them when they appear in the supermarkets. A hint of what is to come. Here it is loaded on… Continue reading The Graceful Embroidery free gift to start the year
Re blogged – some Alphabets are here forever! by Pamela Cox
Back last year Pamela wrote this fascinating blog about the use of the Grace font which is being released today. This is what she wrote: I am so excited, and for several different reasons! First, and foremost, I know and appreciate the quality that each Graceful Embroidery element offers. Secondly, I realized… Continue reading Re blogged – some Alphabets are here forever! by Pamela Cox
Happy embroidering in 2018
Firstly let me wish you all a very Happy New Year. With a whole twelve months ahead we can dream about all the machine embroidered projects we would like to complete in 2018. To start you off on this journey of creativity I have a design to give you all..... The last year has flown… Continue reading Happy embroidering in 2018
a “naughty”embroidered fairy for your tree
A naughty fairy you ask? Let me explain. Back in 2017 I created the "Christmas" and "Snow" Angels with the promise of an update. Well in digitising and finishing off the update, a new angel with fairy wings I discovered she is inclined to misbehave in the hoop! To be sure that she gets a… Continue reading a “naughty”embroidered fairy for your tree
creating a collection for silk thread
I fell in love with silk a long time ago when I worked in a fabric shop. Most of my embroidery is done on silk dupion, my all time favourite fabric, because it comes in so many beautiful shades. A while back I began to consider whether it would be possible to embroider my designs… Continue reading creating a collection for silk thread
using a border design
My new Plume de Elegance 3 designs contains some superb designs including a special border design and I would like to show you how to create a rich border with this design and how easy it is to change its appearance by just two colour changes. The design is GFE-PDE-3-4 and as you can see it has… Continue reading using a border design
my first evening with a machine of epic proportions
"You are the sewing lady aren't you?" said the UPS courier when he called this week. That was a surprise. The Husqvarna Viking's Designer Epic was launched last year but I wanted to wait and see how the embroidery world accepted it, watching the internet for comments and also letting it prove itself. When I was last at my… Continue reading my first evening with a machine of epic proportions
Happy New Year from Graceful Embroidery
Since releasing my Celtic Angel I have been looking at her on the top of my Christmas tree and it has been become very obvious to me that she needs the option of another set of larger upright wings! I designed them last evening and will be working on them in the next few weeks,… Continue reading Happy New Year from Graceful Embroidery
my Celtic Angel (part 2)
My Celtic Angel is finished and here is one of my angels sitting on the embroidery unit of my machine. With all the designs in this set you can customise your very own angel. Add Madeira Lana hair as shown in this upper angel hanging on my tree. I love the off white version here and think… Continue reading my Celtic Angel (part 2)