sewing
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Celestial Beginnings: An Online Course on Beginning Embroidery
If you’ve ever wanted to learn embroidery but didn’t know where to start, Celestial Beginnings was created just for you. This beginner-friendly online course gently guides you into the world of stitching through simple designs for each zodiac sign. Whether you’re completely new or picking up a needle again after years away, this course is designed to…
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Embroidery as Ritual
Looking for a beginner embroidery guide? Discover how to turn slow stitching into a ritual practice. Includes symbolic embroidery kits for modern makers. Embroidery has always been more than decoration. Long before it became a hobby, it was a way to mark time, to tell stories, to protect, to bless, to remember. Cloth carried symbols.…
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The Evolution of Open Coven
I am deep into the work of finally launching my new embroidery kits. This work is so joyful and exciting but has also been challenging and required patience. I can’t wait to share them. In the run up to the launch, I thought I would talk a little bit about why I chose the name…
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The Power in Creativity
Here in the UK we are experiencing a significant arctic blast. Freezing temperatures and heavy snow have seen our landscape transformed. I walked with my family along the canal and we marvelled at the light filtered through the sparkle of snow frosted branches and the mysterious patterns on the frozen water. The world felt magical…
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The Four of Cups and Finding Solace in the Practice
The ritual as I remember it, was unchanged. I would come home from school, make tea, put it on a special table, and start sewing while watching Little Women on VHS (the 1949 version). Back then I did tapestries – large vividly printed designs on canvas that I filled in with thick, wool-like yarn, a…
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Embroidery Myths
Perhaps you scroll through sumptuous pictures of embroidery and other fiber art projects online but think “I could never do that.” If that is the case I am here to tell you that you are mistaken. I want to address some of the myths about embroidery. Embroidery is ComplicatedAt first glance embroidery can look intricate and…
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What is a Fiber Art Witch?
A few years ago I wrote a blog post about being an art witch, and it’s still one of my most popular posts. However over time my practice has changed as tends to happen to many of us. More and more I am exploring expressive fiber arts such as embroidery, patchwork and other hand sewing…