Hello stitching world   I hope you all enjoyed a little break yesterday for Mayday. It was a beautiful Autumn day in Cape Town. How I love this time of the year when it isn’t too hot or too cold and everywhere you look the squirrels are busy, busy collecting for winter. I lost [...]

  Hello everybody ^•^ I hope you had a lovely weekend…. I have something beautiful to help brighten up your day. Titled “Lady with a Shawl of Roses” and embroidered by the talented Irina Shehvorostova from Simferopol in the Ukraine.   Click on the image to enlarge         I love the shawl of Roses… [...]

Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună Dimineaţa, [...]

Greetings from a warm and sunny Cape Town! Today I have something spectacular to share with you — a gorgeous ballerina made by Marlize Meyer (Flowers & Thyme Studio) Pretoria, South Africa.   Her beautiful ballerina is featured in the much-loved Inspirations magazine, issue 77 which is out now.   Click in the images to enlarge   [...]

  Hello stitching world :) If you will be in Paris from  14 to 16 February, you may wish to visit a wonderful show:  L’Aiguille en fête … I will be signing books at my French publisher:  EditionsTutti Frutti,  stand F42, on Thursday 14/02 and Friday 15/02 from 11h00 to 12h00 . Also on Saturday 16/02 from 14h30 to [...]

  Hello everybody ♥ Hope you are having a good week. Today I have beautiful stumpwork to show you by Margott Jenek from Regensburg, in the south of Germany. Margaret (or Margott, as she is known) is originally from Poland and she loves stitching, especially dimensional embroidery and cross stitch. Don’t you just love her trinket [...]

  Happy New Year! May the sun always shine for you. Thank you for everything.   Love Di   ♥       

  Good Morning! I have something really cute to show you just in time for Christmas. Embroidered by Kwok Wing Sum (Happy) who lives in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. Kwok Wing Sum wrote to me, and to everyone who will be celebrating Christmas tomorrow: “Hello everybody, I embroidered this hedgehog ^^ Merry Christmas ^^ I [...]

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

  ♥ Good morning!   Today I have some exquisite creations by Yelena Smirnova — a talented accessories designer from London.  These are sure to brighten your day …         Yelena wrote to me: “I love your flower-inspired page and blog, beautiful! Your fab tutorials are very helpful to learn silk ribbon embroidery techniques [...]

  Greetings from St. Petersburg in Russia :)   I am spending time with embroiderers from St. Petersburg today and I thought you would like to see some beautiful pieces by two very gifted stitchers: Valentina Razenkova and Olga Smirnova.   I spent the day with Valentina yesterday and with my very special friend and [...]

  Greetings from Beautiful Kiev in the Ukraine :))   I am very pleased to tell you that my workshops were a success! We all had a wonderful time and I am humbled by the vast talent of the Ukrainian and Russian embroiderers.   The work that I have seen is magnificent… out of this [...]

  Good afternoon stitching world ^•^   Today I have some concepts to show you which may inspire you to make a lovely gift for someone special. Using letters, words and names, you can make a gift which is unique and personal …. and it is sure to brighten up their day :)         To [...]

  Good morning stitching world :))   I have a gorgeous bag to show you by Françoise Marchal from Paris, France.   The rose….       The bag….       and the little bird :)       Françoise wrote to me: “Hello everyone!! My name is Françoise, I am French and I am [...]

  ♥ Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

~ ♥ ~ New release     I am happy to tell you that this delightful Sarah Kay design titled: Marianne in the vegetable garden is now available in kit form.    You will find the close-up photographs and kit information on this page:   http://www.dicraft.co.za/blog/marianne-in-the-vegetable-garden-complete-kit/     Enjoy! Love   Di

  Hello stitching world   I have good news for everyone who has been waiting for a popular little girl ~ ♥ ~   Box Full of Lessons 10 (Girl Reaching) has just been released…        On this page you will find the details and close-up photographs   Hope you are having a good Monday. The sun is [...]

  Hello everybody ^•^ Hope you had a lovely weekend….  I have something lovely to help brighten up your week.   Embroidered by Kwok Wing Sum (Happy) who lives in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong….   Click on the image to enlarge           Close up detail…click on the images to enlarge   [...]

  *´¨) ¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Good morning ♥ *´¨)   Thought I would show you these enchanting Pansies by my good friend, Helen Eriksson from Walkerville, in South Australia.   Helen is renowned internationally for her magnificent ribbon embroidery and she shares these Pansies with you to brighten up your day   Click [...]

  Master classes in Kiev, Ukraine by Di van Niekerk in October 2012         С 12 по 14 октября 2012 года в Киеве состоится 6 Международная выставка «Золотые руки мастеров» и 4 –й Международный салон кукол «Модная лялька». Выставки проходят два раза в году и вызывают яркие впечатления у посетителей и участников. [...]

  Good morning stitching world ♫♬♪    I have been quietly working on a new book: “silk ribbon embroidery and hand-felted backgrounds”    and here are some of the projects…     A handbag   Click on the image to enlarge         A Hussif or handy-hold-all Click on the image to enlarge [...]

  Good morning stitching world ♥ I have a lovely piece to show you by Carol Bianconi from Huntington Beach in California: Girl Reaching — one of my favourite designs.   Don’t you just love her? Click on the image to enlarge     Carol has entered her work for the International Silk Ribbon Embroidery 2012 competition and [...]

  Good Morning :))   Today I want to share with you a very special piece by Nicole Hancock from South Africa.   17 Year old Nicole won 1st place for her Embroidery at the International Student Convention in the USA.     Click on the image to enlarge         Nicole wrote to [...]

    Hello stitching world ♥ I have some good news for you…   South Africa is hosting the FIRST International Quilt Convention Africa at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg from 27 – 29 July 2012.   This amazing event includes an exhibition of over 250 quilts from overseas as well as Africa.    Click on the image to enlarge   [...]

  ♥ Good morning everyone — it’s another beautiful sunny day in Cape Town. Colder in the mornings and at night, but the glorious sunshine makes up for it! To brighten up your day I have something special to show you by Betty Pillsbury from America   Click on the image to enlarge       [...]

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

  It’s Friday ♫♬♪ I thought you would seeing this little Fairy this weekend :)    Made by Debbie Gardiner Welman from Johannesburg, South Africa — I just love her little face.   Click on the image to enlarge     Debbie wrote:   Hi Di,   Here is the picture with my Book Fairy.  When I [...]

  Hello from a warm and sunny Cape Town :-))   I have some gorgeous embroidery to show you from Istanbul, Turkey.   Belma Aydin of Belsu-Crafturk in Istanbul sent them to me and I am in awe of the quality of the workmanship. Mrs Beyza Erguney is the teacher for all these projects   Click on [...]

  Red Poppies by Marina Zheredeva   Today I have lovely red Poppies to brighten up your day…   Embroidered by the talented Marina Zherdeva from Moscow: my friend and stockists of all my ribbons, panels, books and DVDs.       …and here they are :-))    Click on the image to enlarge     Thank [...]

  Hello! Hope you had a good weekend :)   I have a lovely cushion to show you by Susan Stelly-Adams from Port Saint Lucie, Florida, USA.    Susan has been needle-crafting for over 30 years, starting out with embroidery and cross-stitching. It has only been in the past 2 years that she started doing stumpwork.  [...]

  Good morning ◕‿◕   Can you believe it’s the weekend again? How time flies! Today I have some gorgeous handbags to show you by Mona Emadi from Christchurch in New Zealand.    Click on the images to enlarge     and here is the close-up detail:       Mona wrote to me:    ” [...]

  ♫♬♪ Good morning… a beautiful day in Cape Town. Hope you are having a good week :)   Today I am sending you precious Roses from the exceptionally talented artist: Nigar Hikmet from Yeşilyayla köyü – Düzce in TÜRKİYE   Click on the images to enlarge     And another gorgeous rose…     And especially [...]

  G’Day to you…. It’s nearly weekend ♪♫♬♪ and to make your day I have something really lovely to show you by Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow Russia   A beautiful rose for you…   Click on the image to enlarge.       And another exquisite rose…         Note:   The [...]

  Greetings to you from Newlands in Cape Town! Today I have some delightful little birds to share with you by Lisette Root from Southern Oregon in the USA.   Click on the images to enlarge     Lisette wrote to me:   “Hello from beautiful Southern Oregon, USA! I sure love opening your emails; [...]

  Hello stitching word — I hope your week has started out well :))))   To brighten up your day, I have some lovely Red Poppies to show you by Larissa Boychencko from Khmelnytsky in the Ukraine.   Click on the image to enlarge     Larissa wrote to me: “I like needlecraft, crochet, knitting—anything [...]

  Today I have a beautiful Fairy to show you…I am sure that many of you will enjoy seeing him, as he looks so happy under the Dandelions :)   The Dandelion Flower Fairy™, embroidered by the talented Marina Zherdeva from Moscow: my friend and stockists of all my ribbons, panels, books and DVDs.     This is the [...]

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

  Good morning everybody ♫♬♪♫ I want to show you my friend: Hazel Blomkamp’s new book — it is fabulous!   Click on the image to enlarge   Crewel twists Fresh ideas for Jacobean embroidery Hazel Blomkamp Published by Metz Press     Here are some of the gorgeous designs in the book:  Click on [...]

  Good morning ´¯`•.¸.☀♥ I have a lovely Flower fairy to show you today: The Rose Hip Fairy by Shirin Vardak from Iran. I just love this little Fairy and the rich colours…   Click on the image to enlarge     Shirin wrote to me: “Firstly, I must say I love you and your work. I [...]

  ♥  Happy Valentine’s Day — I hope you have all been spoiled today :)   I have some cute little stumpwork toadstools to show you by Susan Stelly-Adams from Port Saint Lucie, Florida, USA. Susan has been needle-crafting for over 30 years, starting out with embroidery and cross-stitching. It has only been in the past [...]

  It’s Friday ♫♬♪ and I thought you would enjoy seeing this beautiful bag by Françoise Marchal from Paris, France… Oh là là but I love the little bird!   Click on image to enlarge.       Françoise wrote to me: “Hello everyone!! My name is Françoise, I am French and I am living in [...]

  ◕‿◕ Greetings to you from a warm and sunny Cape Town. It’s nearly weekend  and I have something really special to show you today by world-renowned needlecraft artist: Trish Burr from Cape Town, South Africa.   Trish is famous for her beautiful  books and this is one of her best-sellers: Needle Painting Embroidery Fresh Ideas For Beginners— a [...]

  G’Day ♫♬♪♫ It’s a beautiful day in Cape Town but I see that it is freezing cold in many parts of the world. So I am sending you lots of African Sunshine and…. to make your day, I have some spectacular Roses to show you by the super-talented Valentina Razenkova from Saint Petersburg in Russia.   [...]

  It’s Friday ♫♬♪ and I thought you would enjoy seeing this beauty by Emma Kriegler of Stilbaai in the Cape.   Oh là là but I love the feathers!   Click on the image to enlarge     Happy weekend ♥ Love Di PS. I have some beautiful masterpieces to share with you in [...]

  The sweetest little birds in ribbon embroidery…   Good morning everybody… are you ready for the week? To brighten up your day, I thought you would like to see the cutest birds by Svetlana Gerasimova (Светлана Герасимова) who lives in Pskov, Russia — a city south-southwest of St. Petersburg, on the Velikaya River.   Click on the images [...]

  It’s Friday ♫♬♪♫♬   Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece by Siti Salmiah Othman from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Many of you saw her beautiful cushions on my Facebook page (scroll down till you see her cushions) and the response was overwhelming! So here is more of her lovely work.   [...]

  HAPPY Monday, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪   We are all back at work, and I am sure most of you are too. So, to brighten up your day, I have a lovely piece to show you by  Denise Ciodaro Dos Santos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   Click on the image to enlarge…     [...]

  Roses to brighten up your day..   Good morning everyone :)) I have some lovely Roses for you by Yana Izzuddin from Tuban, Jawa Timur, Indonesia I love her soft, romantic colours and these are sure to brighten up your day ◕‿◕ Click on the image to enlarge.. Here is the close-up detail of [...]

  Good morning…it is a beautiful day in Cape Town — the sun is shining and I can’t wait for the weekend! Hiking weather and picnic weather, I hope ♫♬♪   Click on the images to enlarge…       Today I want to show you something really special …. photographs of Pansies by Kath Grabham [...]

  Turquoise Delight and Rosebud beads from Turkey….     Hello everybody … I hope you are having a good Tuesday!     Remember in last week’s newsletter I promised to show you this beautiful creation by Nigar Hikmet from TÜRKİYE?   Click on the image to enlarge       Well here it is [...]

  A journal cover by Anna Dunaevskaya    Good morning  ◕‿◕   I have something so gorgeous to show you in close-up detail; it will surely brighten up your day …   A beautiful journal in ribbon embroidery by Anna Dunaevskaya, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, now living in Petit Paris, France.   The journal…I LOVE [...]

  Renaissance by Helen Eriksson   Hi everyone, hope you all had a good weekend and are ready for the week ahead….nearly over, then hopefully we can all take some time off :))   Ever meet someone and realise that you feel you have known this person all your life?    Yes? That’s exactly what [...]

  Roses by Ingrid Lee from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   Hi everybody — it’s nearly weekend and to brighten up your day, I have something very special to show you by Ingrid Lee:  a very talented creative artist from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia     Ingrid travelled for 30 hours from Melbourne in Australia to St. Petersburg [...]

  A Rose basket for you from Saint Petersburg, Russia     Good morning ♫♬♪♫ it’s a jewel of a day in Cape Town — the sun is shining and I wish you could see all the butterflies in our garden…       I want to show you a magnificent piece by Valentina Razenkova [...]

  Good Day …hope you had a good weekend?   Remember in my last newsletter I promised I would show you a beautiful rose? Well, to brighten up your week I have two beautiful roses for you…   Embroidered by the very talented Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow, Russia.     Click on the images to [...]

  A proud Peacock..     GOOD morning, stitching world  ♥     I have something lovely to show you…a dazzling Peacock by  Инесса Тимонина (Inessa Timonina) from Moscow, Russia.       Click on the image to enlarge       Close-up detail         The beautiful feathers         The [...]

    Folded ribbon roses…     Hello stitching world ♥     On this beautiful Monday, I have a lovely piece to show you — Roses by Keti Navrozashvili from Tbilisi, Georgia in the Caucasus region of Eurasia….     Keti wrote to me  “My name is Keti; I am 37 years old from Georgia (a country). [...]

  How to make a cute little nest..   Hello ♫♬♪ – can you believe it is weekend again.   Last week I taught you how to use woolly fibre for a little bird and I promised to show you how to make the little nest :)    Note:  This tutorial is from chapter 13 in [...]

  Good morning ◕‿◕   Today I have a gorgeous piece by Elza Bester DeJager of Cape Town…     Elza has a wonderful friend — the well-known artist: Roby (Roberta) Baer who lives in Redding, California, about 400km north of San Francisco, and she painted the strawberries….   Click on the images to enlarge [...]

     How to use woolly fibre to create a little bird   Hello ♫♬♪ it’s weekend!     Today I will show you how to make a little bird with woolly fibre…    Click on the images to enlarge.   This method creates a fluffy texture…. and you won’t have to fill in all [...]

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour, Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

  Hellooooo everybody :)))) It’s a jewel of a day in Cape Town  I would like to show you a piece by this gifted embroiderer: Татьяна Коробейник (Tatiana) who lives in Foggia, Italy.                                              [...]

  Some ideas for the Folded Ribbon Rose …   I received a message from a viewer on YouTube and she said:   “it’s super cute, thank you, after doing this can I take the rose from the fabric to put it in a hair clip? Do u have any ideas how to make it [...]

  Good morning, Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour,  Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen, Dobroye utro,  Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing, Günaydin, Umhlala gahle,  Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,  Dobro jutro, G ‘day,  Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!, Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry,  Sugeng Enjing, Cao An, Ohayo Gozaimasu,   [...]

A beauty from Boston, Massachusetts…      Good evening stitching world ♫♥♫♥♫   I hope you are having an enjoyable Tuesday.   I thought I would show you this beautiful piece to make your day!     Embroidered by Remya Suraj from Massachusetts it was entered in the SRE competition. Titled WH06 the curtain, I love the [...]

  Good morning everybody – I hope you had a good weekend. Many of you on the East Coast of America did not, and I hope you are all safe and dry. We are thinking of you and hope that the damage from the storm is not too bad. Let us know how you are [...]

  GOOD morning, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪     A lovely Fairy for you by Marina Zherdeva from Moscow. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us Marina!                                                  For details please [...]

    G’Day, stitching world ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪   Hope you are having a good Women’s day —not sure if it I a holiday in South Africa only, or in the rest of the world, but Happy Woman’s day to you regardless of where you live in this world :) The judges results are in and the [...]

    Good morning everybody. It’s a beautiful warm day in Cape Town – hope you are having a good Tuesday!   Today I thought I would show you a lovely piece embroidered by Anna Dunaevskaya, originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, now living in Petit Paris, France I love the way she has twirled the stems [...]

  Good afternoon Stitching World ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ …hope you are having a good day      Today I thought I would show you how to make a little girl’s hair and a lovely flower garland.       This example is from the little girl fairy in the Black Medick Fairies design from my Flower Fairy ™ book… [...]

      *`•.¸(¯`•♥•´¯) ☆ º ` `•.¸.•´ ╭♥╯     Hello from Cape Town!     I hope you are well and happy…   I am back from Koala Conventions in Brisbane, and what an impressive convention it was. So well organised – everything worked like clockwork.     Meeting up with friendly embroiderers [...]

  From Brisbane, Australia       Good evening everybody, hope you are having a good day :)     It’s been busy, busy, busy….. and after the fifth workshop at the wonderful Koala Conventions, I have finally found some time to send you a photograph of the fabulous Koala shop.    Click on images [...]

  Good Morning, Goeie more, HOWDY, Buon Giorno, Bonjour,  Guten Morgen, Selamat Pagi, Buenos Dias, God Morgen,  Dobroye utro, Boker tov, kunjhani, Buenos Días, Wilujeng Enjing,  Günaydin, Umhlala gahle, Bom Dia, добро утр-dobro utro,   Dobro jutro, G ‘day, Góðan daginn, בוקר טוב!!!,  Hyvää huomenta, Dzień Dobry, Sugeng Enjing, Cao An,  Ohayo Gozaimasu,  Labas Rytas,  Bună [...]

  GOOD morning everyone ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪ We have arrived in Sydney and what a beautiful city it is. Feeling 100 years old with jet-lag and head like cotton wool…..but I trust it will all be gone by the time we head for Brisbane and Koala conventions :))     Here is a photo I took for [...]

    Good morning everybody ♥   I am on my way to Johannesburg… then flying out to Australia tonight. Hold thumbs that the ash cloud behaves itself and we don’t have too many troubles :))     I wanted to show you this lovely piece by Elba Kruger. This is a similar piece shown [...]

  GOOD morning everybody ♫♬♪♫♬♪♫♬♪   Today I want to show you a masterpiece titled: “White Peacock and Magnolias” by Irina Zukova from Minsk, Belarus.   Click on image to enlarge                           Irina wrote to me: “Let me introduce myself: my name is [...]

GOOD morning :)) Today I would like to introduce you to a very special person: Pamela Kellogg from the USA. She has a wonderful talent with the needle and she brings much joy to embroiderers with her blog…..I love reading her blog.   Click on image to enlarge               [...]

  Making a looped knot   Step 1 Thread the ribbon onto a needle.   To make a looped knot at the end of the ribbon: fold the long end of the ribbon once or twice and pierce it with the threaded needle….     Click on the images to enlarge         [...]

    Threading ribbon:   Step 1 Use a chenille or tapestry needle that has a large (long) enough eye for the ribbon to fit into….   Click on images to enlarge                     Step 2 Pierce end of the ribbon that you inserted into the needle…. [...]

  Click on image to enlarge Good morning stitching world :) This is the latest design from the Dreamscapes series and I just love the tranquil shades and the interesting dimensional effects that were created with simple stitches by Emma Kriegler. See how the leaves are made with ribbon stitch? I will tell you a little [...]