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Floral Band by Zeb Ahmed
Posted by Zeb in Cross Stitch on Jul 11th, 2010 | 9 comments
Guess what I did today? I created something all by myself *beams*
I’ve always admired designers who are able to create beautiful one of a kind cross stitch patterns, so when I decided to sign up to a band sampler stitch along on a forum I’d recently joined, I thought I’d give it a go. The other ladies & gents in the group had already started sharing their own designs, and wanting to contribute, I came up with the following, which I boringly call the ‘Floral Band.’
Floral Band by Zeb Ahmed
My influences were definitely Indian/Pakistany in origin. I wanted to create...
Embroidery Conference 2010
Posted by Zeb in Cross Stitch on Jul 11th, 2010 | 11 comments
I’ve been a cross stitcher for a very long time, but I’ve always been interested in other forms of needlecraft. So when my local needlework store mentioned they were attending the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guild Inc (ANZEG) 2010 conference, I wanted to check it out and my lovely friend Laura agreed to come along too.
We met up at her place in the wee morning hours yesterday. It was chilly chilly chilly… the frost was so thick and mist so heavy the route down to Hamilton was spectacular, and for once I wasn’t driving so could enjoy the gorgeous views. Once we...
Pink Lotus Mandala
Posted by Zeb in Cross Stitch on Jul 4th, 2010 | 6 comments
Depression and life problems meant that it had been a while since I picked up the needle and stitched. To try get back my stitching mojo, I signed up to a local craft exchange.
After several mis-starts… where I started on a design but it just wasn’t “doing” it for me, I settled on stitching the pink lotus mandala from the larger sampler design by Joan Elliott called ‘Eastern Promise’ (found in her book ‘Cross Stitch Wit & Wisdom.’)
Pink Lotus Mandala
I had originally planned to stitch this up as a needlebook, but of course, as is the case with me, I...
Christmas Exchange ’09
Posted by Zeb in Cross Stitch on Dec 14th, 2009 | 11 comments
This year I took part in my first cross stitch Christmas Exchange, organised by members of a local cross stitch forum.
Members were given the name of another to be the “secret santa stitcher” for… we had to stitch a Christmas themed ornament.
Took me a long while to decide what to stitch, but I finally settled on a Just Nan design called ‘Holiday In Ice,’ a complimentary design published in 1997.
Surprise surprise… can you tell how addicted I am to her work?
Christmas Exchange Holiday In Ice
After some initial froggy moments (where I stitched some stitches in one...
Pay It Forward: Stitching Style
Posted by Zeb in Cross Stitch on Dec 6th, 2009 | 5 comments
Last month I put my name down to take part in a cross stitch meme style Pay It Forward (henceforth referred to as PIF) with the lovely Heather over at Reflections in the Pond.
Received the package yesterday and all I can say is, yay!
Pay it Forward from Heather
Heather sent me:
Just Cross Stitch magazine featuring Teresa Wentzler’s ‘Nativity’
Topiary Trees by Teresa Wentzler
Petites Peacock & Unicorn by Teresa Wentzler
Stitchable bookmark
DMC, Whisper, beads and a gorgeous card.
I’ve been wanting those TW designs for quite some time, so thankyou Heather!
Still need to...
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