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.

Alison,

Ah pins, the bane of my working life! They are a pain, but I do have a couple of tips that should help!

First, as Gail says above, holding the card up so that the thread hangs down is the quickest solution (and one you can see me doing in the videos –  thankfully i have to delete the audio when I speed the video up, removing the sounds…[Read more]

Yes, so sorry, I did print the directions.  I have been off kilter in this course since I printed your pages but could not see all the gridlines and could not do the basting.   Then Dawn talked about EGA not uploading the directions and I was further confused, thinking there were additional directions.

PLEASE, those of you who have done Le…[Read more]

I held the piece above my eye level so the strings hung down away from the needles while I laced.

for blood stains I use contact lens cleaner which is deluded hydrogen peroxide and scrub lightly with a toothbrush.

Becky,

That’s excellent news, I was away over the weekend so only just able to get back and measure the lace.

Best wishes,

Sarah

And, never mind, I found it. Whew!

Becky