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Book Review: Art of Crewel Embroidery by Mildred Davis
Posted by Claire on Feb 07 2015
I’m a glutton for punishment. One of my resolutions for 2015 was to improve my embroidery skills and try more surface embroidery. With that in mind, I enrolled in the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada’s Basic Crewel correspondence course at the beginning of January. Thus far, I’m underwhelmed. I’d been a member of the EAC a […]
Book Review: Primarily Quilts by Di Ford
Posted by Claire on Nov 16 2013
Since my sewing time’s been pretty much eliminated by school work, I thought I’d share my thoughts on a book I recently purchased. Those who can’t, in other words, read about it instead 🙂 Primarily Quilts is by Di Ford, an Australian quilter who specializes in vintage and reproduction quilts. Her work is exquisite. Master […]