Slow Stitching Winter 2022 – part 1
In the picture you see a detail of a Slow Stitching embroidery I am working on. For those who do not know what Slow Stitching is, here is a brief explanation. Slow Stitching is a way of stitching without a…
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Crochet christmas tree
For years we had a real Christmas tree in the room during the Christmas season. That smelled so delicious, but those needles that fell off, that was a thing. You hoovered them up for months. We thought we had found…
90 narrow cross stitch borders
This time I show you my embroidered border patch and share the patterns. I embroidered the borders on a 5 cm wide aida band and the length became 93 cm. With a few exceptions, all borders are no higher than…
Windmill blades
This is my first piece in Slow Stitching and it was a joy to make. It started with collecting patches, matching colors of yarn, buttons, beads, appliques and lace. How it would turn out? Not a clue. Being inspired by…
Mosaic
There are many types of sticker sheets with borders, corners, pictures and you name it. Some sticker sheets have designs in the form of a mosaic. If you stick them on a sheet or card and color them, you have…
Translation list crochet terms
During the translation of the website blijmetdraadjes.nl to hobbygranny.com and kreafreude.com I came across many crochet terms in the English and German language, of which I thought that might also be useful for other crocheters. That’s why I compiled a…
Slow Stitching
All these beautiful appliqués are destined to be used in free embroidery (slow stitching). Most of us have learned to embroider with patterns. For those who do want to experiment with patches and embroidery stitches, there is a way of…
Folder pimped with handmade paper
I bought this little handmade book once at the thrift store. The cover was a bit damaged, but the leaves of handmade paper were intact. I thought it would be a nice challenge to pimp the booklet and fill it…
Crocheted eggs
I thought it would be a fun idea to crochet eggs as an Easter decoration. I give the description of both crocheted eggs in the photo. As you can see in the picture, I have a nice collection of plastic…
Mandala coloring and decorating
For a birthday card I wanted to color a mandala. I also thought it would be a nice addition to decorate the mandala after coloring with gold-colored figures from a sticker sheet. In my enthusiasm, I had not paid attention…