I decided that I didn't want to be stuck with all the beads at the end, so I have started to add some as I go along. It has been very re...

There has been a fair bit of work done on Celtic Spring since the last time I showed it , but it has not all been forward progress! ...

(Update 02/13 - Apparently this is called a loop knot.) This is a technique that Alex Anderson demonstrated in an early episode of The Qui...

We had our first official heat wave (3 days or more over 32C) this week, so I haven't wanted to turn on the sewing machine and iron.  Bu...

Yesterday I showed you where Celtic Spring stood a week ago before I took it out of the frame.  This is what I've managed to achieve wi...

I am so, so far behind with my blog posts!  I have been busy but disorganized.  Now, though, I am going to start catching up! I have been ...

The Lavender & Lace Celtic Spring design that I am currently stitching is positively encrusted with gold metallic thread.  The pattern ...

Are you a perfectionist ?  I admit that I am, somewhat.  I hate to redo anything, but I will take the extra effort to do something right the...

Last week was pretty much a write-off for me.  We had to get the plumber in, and you know how much of a disruption that can be!  I didn'...

Well, I'm feeling much better now!  I started a new project last night, which has proven to be the ideal thing, AND, my fabric finally a...