Virginia,

This looks fabulous! The idea of adding a cord and a button loop is great, ! the stitching of your monogram looks very smart and very neatly done and I can’t see the join in the outer circle either, so well done!

Best wishes,

Sarah

Virginia, I think it looks beautiful and I love your addition of the button and loop.

Fran, that looks very splendid!  Thanks for posting.  Good thread tension, to my eye.  Your colors show off the stitches nicely.

Question for Dawn: Since you first released Lesson One, curiosity has been eating at my mind. Where does Bokhara Stitch come from? I know some stitches, such as Smyrna Cross or Rhodes, are associated with an ancient city of the same name. I never heard of this stitch til taking your class, and I do think it’s a lovely effect that I will want to…[Read more]

I did change fabric to a light blue Lugana, so now need to adjust the thread for the B letters.

Hi Beverly, I can relate to being a bit discombobulated by tech issues and understanding Lesson Notes versus Lessons; take your steps one at a time, and it will pay off. I will try to post my work, I only need to do the diagonal B letters and the button/beads.

Hi Sarah,

Thanks for that.

Cheers, Maxine.

Hi Virginia,

Your box looks great! The last panel is always tricky, and often requires a good solid pull to make everything come together. Its a bit of a tricky one, as the margins of error are pretty small, and if the box was too large you’d get gaps because the pieces won’t sit flush together – I wouldn’t go more than 1mm bigger. It could…[Read more]

Well done! It looks very smart, and I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the class.

In terms of when to lace an when to tape, it’s not so much down to the fabric – I’ve taped both cottons, linens and silks (mostly dupion) with no issues (possibly really heavy fabrics would struggle with tape). Generally I choose the method based on what the piece will be…[Read more]

So sorry to hear that, and hope you recover soon.

The muslin is for backing the fabric for the outer lid – mostly to act as a support for the embroidery. It can be trimmed back whilst making the lid to minimise bulk on the back.

The cotton would probably be OK for the embroidery without it, but I always figure better safe than sorry on that front!

Sarah

Hi Virginia,

The lace I used has a scallop, but it’s between 1.5 -2cm deep – you could use something wider or narrower depending on what you have in your stash.

Best wishes,

Sarah

That was a good question. How wide is the lace you used? I am sewing from my stash.