Category Archives: Canvas Work

January 30, 2025 · 2:52 pm

Holiday Purchases

I went on a holiday to Tasmania. And I always like to buy craft materials as souvenirs.

On my very first morning, I went for a run and came across the Salamanca Wool Shop, and I requested Tasmanian sock yarn – I bought the skein to the left from Wattlebird Yarn.

Next up I went to A Stitch in Time, where I bought the Sampler (exclusive to them) and the scissors. I have been wanting sharper scissors to make my pin stitches work better.

And then in Launceston, I went to Knit, Needles and Wool. This place was full of yarn and there was a group meeting at the back – it all was very welcoming. Once again, I looked for sock yarn from Tasmania, and found White Gum Wool – the one I have is 80% merino and 20% silk. I am very keen to start knitting with this one.

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January 15, 2025 · 4:46 pm

Home Sweet Home Update

I did the ironing today, so I took the opportunity to remove the hoop, iron this piece and photograph it.

It’s Home Sweet Home by Modern Folk Embroidery – the new pattern is a bit different to this.

I am working on 40 count linen using Au ver à soie 100.3.

I am enjoying planning my stitch path, so I don’t have runs of thread on the back and I don’t have to end threads all of the time.

I am being very monogamous, but I have joined to SALs; Jardin Privé and Clouds Factory. My supplies haven’t arrived yet – I ordered from JKs Cross Stitch Supplies. Once they arrive I will have to decided what to do.

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January 1, 2025 · 3:19 pm

2024

I had a good year this year.

I finished 6 pairs of socks, 2 cross stitches, 3 stitching projects and some machine embroidery projects. I also read some books, and abandon one project (the Scout Shawl).

I don’t have strict plans for this year.

My main goal is not to buy anything (unless I need it to finish a project). However, I am giving myself leave to buy craft souvenirs when on holiday.

Embroidery – I am going to stitch monogamously and the order will be

Home Sweet Home
Jane Austen
Bayeux Tapestry
12 days of Christmas
Blackwork crow

There’s more but that’s probably enough to be getting on with.

Knitting – monogamous (again)

Christmas socks
Advent calendar blanket
Mystery shawl knit along
More socks
Breast cancer shawl

Machine embroidery

Book marks
zipper bags
gingerbread house
maybe some digitising

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December 29, 2024 · 2:40 pm

Home Sweet Home

I am back onto my Home Sweet Home cross stitch – I am enjoying the process.

It is a 40 count linen (Zweigart, but I don’t know the name), Au ver à Soie 100.3 (colour 650).

The pattern is from Modern Folk Embroidery.

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December 10, 2024 · 4:40 pm

Framed

I finished this in January 2022, and I hemmed the edges and used magnetic poster hangars (like these ones), but I never really liked it. The fabric slipped in the hangar, so it was a bit skew-wif and I thought it would get dusty and dirty. Now I know how to frame embroidery, I decided to re-do this one.

The frame is from IKEA – the roedalm – and it has a spacer in it, so your embroidery can be at the front or a back (not touching the glass-plastic, that’s how I framed it).

The design is from Satsuma Street, and I stitched it on 25 count linen (two over two), using the called-for DMC.

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November 6, 2024 · 5:17 pm

Term 4 Stitching Project

This term I have returned to counted work and I am making a band sampler.

I started with the Wessex Flowers, which are going to be in the middle and I am going to work bands either side.

I am using congress cloth (25 count), silk threads (from Beautiful Stitches) and metallic threads (Treasure Braid).

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November 5, 2024 · 5:43 pm

My Lady’s Quaker is Framed

This is the third piece that I have framed (and the last for a while – I need to finish something).

I finished this in August 2019. I always intended to frame it, but I don`t have a reliable local framer, so it languished, but now I can frame things myself.

I used a frame from Rinkits, foam core board, batting and I laced the back. This frame has quite a bit of depth to it, and I think next time I would go something thinner.

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October 1, 2024 · 5:28 pm

Home Sweet Home Progress

Now that my stitching class has finished (it starts again in a few weeks), I have been working on this sampler. I feel like I have done a lot, but there is still a long way to go.

Here’s is what it will look like

I will change the date to 2024 (or 2025).

I amusing 40 count linen and a au ver à soie silk (100.3). I thought I would find the 40 count tricky, but with my sewing glasses and magnifier I am fine.

Here I am working on it at our holiday accommodation (we don`t own a glass table)

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September 23, 2024 · 5:22 pm

I framed something!

I framed my Dame Nature Du Printemps.

I used 3mm foam core board, attached thin batting to the board, pinned and then laced the stitching. And the frame is from Rinkits.com.au – one of the shadow box frames (that way the cross stitch is not touching the glass).

Now I plan to frame My Lady’s Quaker and my Gum Nuts.

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September 16, 2024 · 6:20 pm