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Our Online Class Bundle Deals May 2025

about 7 months ago

Grammy's Flower Quilt: Launch Day

about a year ago

Stitch Club and Slow Stitch

about a year ago

Hi hi! Rose basket films are uploading now and I will circulate via email as soon as they are available. Filming - again - was a bit tricksy! *everything* kept getting tangled and stuck. Must be something to do with the moon. Anyway, no biggy, we can

On a personal note, I am looking forward to @celiapym talk via @tatterbluelibrary (thanks for the heads up Abby @abbymonroe ) and spending some time winding yarn cakes ready to cast on the Stillness Mystery Shawl by @curioushandmade - yarn selection

The Rose Basket film links will be circulated tomorrow evening now I think and I have included this little easier version as a bonus stitch project because, yknow, I love roses and I love stitching with you. #thestitchery #rosebasketembroidery #hande

Good morning instastitchers! Today is the day that we film the Stitchalong - thank you so much to everyone who is joining in! As before, we will share the private links via email over the weekend so that you can watch and stitch along in your own tim

The horror of popping into the kitchen to find your other half/housemates cutting wrapping paper/bacon rinds/toenails with your precious fabric scissors can be a thing of the past with these little scissor fobs!

Available online in packs of three so

Sweet company in the garden tonight, catching the last of the sun's rays. Anyone else spend as much time as possible outside in the Summer? I will be out here until it's dark now - I love it! #westiesarebesties #westiesofinstagram #lovedogs

I brought stitching to my sister's this morning and have been working in the garden with this lovely peaceful view across the fields. Eldest niece is creating a stock-taking spreadsheet for me and my sister is making up kits (Potting Shed and Summer

Starting to make some progress with the new studio. Thank you lovely Naila @ollies_attic for delivering my beautiful new furniture yesterday.

Inspiration boards are going up everywhere - there wasn't wall space at my last place - I love this little

My stitched interpretation of a hollyhock, one of my favourite summer flowers. Beautiful Solitude embroidery kit, available online under the Haven tab.

#thestitchery #embroiderykits #summerstitching #handembroidery #antiquelinen

I am the skippiest kind of happy to let you know about our first UK stockist @bettyandviolet - Betty and Violet - the most beautiful vintage store in the glorious Cotswolds.

I had been looking at offering wholesale for a while and was thrilled to re

Gillian Mercer

February 19, 2019

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