Last summer I embroidered a T shirt for my husband’s granddaughter with turquoise flowers motifs borrowed from Chinese hair ornaments made from kingfisher feathers. I love the effect of turquoise on navy and as I wear a lot of navy, it was only a matter of time before the colour made an appearance on the […]

This time mustard green leaves on a black T shirt – and once again probably the embroidery probably goes a bit too far up the sleeve. But ferns are wonderful plants and the variety of leaf shapes lend themselves to embroidery. Do I feel they work as well on a sleeve as on a painted […]