Garden embroidery

Embroidery has been around forever — the earliest surviving pieces of this craft are Scythian, dated to between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE. Virtually every culture has some form of it in their textile art history.

As is always the way, the final leg of the stumpwork garden only took about half an hour. First I finished the last of the kale/chard slubby silk picots. I was a little uncertain about them to star…

It's already a beautiful day here in the garden of England, although sadly I will be stuck to my pc all morning, bashing out an essay which is due in by lunchtime - arghhhhh!!! Before I hit the books, I wanted to show you this beautiful piece of embroidery that I found in a charity shop a few weeks ago. It was rather shrouded in a tatty old frame with dirty glass, but underneath was revealed this charming piece of vintage embroidery. This quintessential English cottage garden scene is my…

Welcome to Magnus & Quill – Maker of Step-By-Step, Bestselling Embroidery Patterns For All Skill Levels! This listing is for a Step By Step beginner embroidery PDF Pattern with a YouTube tutorial of the full pattern being stitched. Note that the video doesn't feature sound, and is meant as a visual only. This design was created for a 7” hoop but can be easily resized with your printer settings. This Download Includes: -Introduction for beginners -Colour guide in DMC brand floss -Step-By-Step…

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This little Spring Tree is an easy and relaxing little stitch. So-called ‘mini’ simply due to the simplicity of the design, the kit has fewer stitches and fewer thread colours than my usual standalone kits. In this kit you will find an 8” square piece of linen printed centrally with the tree. You will also be given the threads and instructions on how to complete the embroidery. You will need to have a simple sewing kit to include small, sharp, embroidery scissors, an assorted packet of…

"I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small, for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed germinates and roots itself." --Florence Nightingale Mustard seeds often symbolize the power of a few very small seeds have to grow into a field full of beautiful, yellow flowers. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of…

Lorna Bateman is an accomplished designer and teacher living in the UK. Shop for embroidery and haberdashery supplies, kits and patterns.