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The embroidered pink gingham is new here, this one is 306 squares as opposed to the 567 squares from this post. I actually messed up with the blue one. I...

hand wrapped buttons and stitching paper in class

pillows, pages and buttons

hand embroidered gingham buttons and stitch samples.

Last time I was here I spoke about my little artist book being finished. Today it's the pocket/pouch which I will keep the little book in, its place of safety....

Suffolk puffs and handmade buttons

I'm almost done with the writing, and I hope to have it wrapped up by tomorrow morning! That will be a relief, and I MUST NOT let the deadline creep up on me in the future. I say this every time, and every time it happens again, and that is NOT responsible of me as it affects other people. I'm always yakking about respect, and I need to follow my own guidelines!

OK -- can I just stop here a second and brag about my friends? I have the BEST friends in the world. They are smart, they are ...

buttons, beads and embroidery thread

five hand wrapped white buttons, finishing touches

hand embroidered seams

We held the first Zoom sessions of my new subscription class yesterday. We chatted, we stitched, (we melted in the heat....those of us in the UK) and I produced this!...

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Six hand embroidered buttons with ribbon ties....they can also lose the ribbon and be attached...

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a table full of stitching bits

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I have hand wrapped small buttons to embellish a seam on this cloth
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hand covered buttons for a seam

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gimp, embroidery threads and hand wrapped buttons.

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recording colour, button cards with thread wrapping inspired by recent work.
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textile/surface design, recording colour.

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I have been replenishing my stash of hand made buttons and small patchwork pieces. You can never have too many buttons and the patchwork pieces are really useful for page embellishment in artist books.
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