by Julie Brand | Feb 25, 2020 | blog, News, Top Tips
This is something that I often get asked by keen embroiderers. There are so many different ways to transfer a design that I thought I’d share with you my favourite methods. Tracing using a light pad This is an invaluable piece of kit which is...
by Julie Brand | Jul 27, 2019 | blog
Recently, I have been suffering with a few breathing problems and it made me think about my day to day life, where I sit a lot as I sew. Breathing is something we just don’t think about. In……. out, in……..out, in…….. out. But when it...
by Julie Brand | Mar 13, 2019 | blog, Top Tips
I have been embroidering since I can’t remember when. I became quite obsessive about it when I was in my mid teens. I would buy a pre printed pattern, iron it onto fabric, and then follow a guide to make it exactly as the picture said I should. There was very...
by Julie Brand | Jan 19, 2019 | blog
I don’t know why I thought this would be any different from teaching in England. It wasn’t much different at all. And why would it be? Get a bunch of stitchers together in one room and it just comes together. Everyone keen to learn and to share, beautiful...
by Julie Brand | Dec 31, 2018 | blog
Stitchers are the best. The best at telling stories, listening to stories, and the absolute best at sharing stories. I like to think that people learn something when they come on one of my workshops but in reality, I learn so much from them. We ladies of a certain age...
