Di Overton of designers’ block blog shared her discovery that Lorna Bateman of Vari-Galore Embroidery is selling gorgeous embroidery kits (and threads and notions) on Etsy. Lorna is based in the UK, and her international shipping rates are reasonable. The SRE kit shown here sells for US$54.95 and includes “the design screened onto dupion silk, muslin for backing, all silk ribbon materials, stranded green cotton, needles, with a full set of instructions and a detailed colour photograph.” Shipping is just US$3.00 within the UK and US$5.00 to all other destinations. Check out Lorna’s shop.
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Book Review: Simple Sashiko – 20 Easy Projects to Create & Inspire

If you’ve been wanting to try sashiko but all those perfectly spaced little stitches have made you slightly nervous, Simple Sashiko by Susie Johns looks like a very friendly place to begin.
Rather than being a huge dictionary of sashiko … Read More ...

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