I don’t know about you, but I just love autumnal colours! They’re just so cosy and warm
This little pumpkin embroidery is the perfect project to stitch while snuggling under a blanket with a cuppa!
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The Toadstools are back as a free pattern, with a redesign to make them. even more fun to stitch.
This pattern is great for keen blackwork embroidery beginners and beyond! The design is made up of simple bold outline and easy to stitch fill patterns that are so much fun to try out
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The lovely pastel colours of this Hummingbird pattern are now available as a free pattern!
This design is great for intermediate stitchers and beyond. Try scaling it up 2x to create a bolder finish and avoid fiddly little stitches.
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A single blackwork fill pattern with two colours, this free pattern is a simple and mindful project ideal for some quiet reflection or in front of the TV.
This pattern is great for those with a little experience or blackwork embroidery or those keen to learn!
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The sister pattern to the blackwork toadstools, this free pdf is a pleasingly simple stitch that ends with a lovely variety of textures.
This pattern is great for beginners and beyond! Video tutorials for the different stitches are linked throughout the pattern.
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It’s time for February’s free pattern! The retired design making a reappearance this month is Tabatha, one of my personal favourites.
This design is perfect for anyone with a little experience of blackwork and counted embroidery, but is also suitable for beginners wanting to learn something new.
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This magnificent snail is my partners favourite design of mine!… But also it never did very well in the shop
It can be super hard to predict which designs will be the most popular! I never though anyone would want to stitch Humphrey and although I love Edward I never expected it to be a fan favourite 7 years later
In 2025 I will be releasing many of my retired designs, like this beautiful snail, here on my blog! Some designs are only retired because there are simply too many for me to keep track of but now I want to give them a new lease of life and this seems like the perfect way to do it
So gather your threads, pick up your needle and get stitching!
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If you’re new to blackwork embroidery and looking for a fun and easy project to get started - this post is for you!
This ugly jumper design makes such cute ornaments and is the perfect way to get comfortable with the technique
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You voted for it so here it is! the Sunset Orca has been brought back from the halls of retired to designs to take up permanent residence as a free pattern right here
Thank you to all of my lovely Purple Rose Stitchers who cast their votes on which design to bring back via my newsletter last week, I couldn’t have decided without you!
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We all love a nice relaxing Christmas project to get us through the long dark evenings at this time of year right? Well I know I do at least!
This Cross Stitch and Blackwork Christmas tree design is the perfect project to keep by the sofa and pick up whenever you’re feeling crafty
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One of the new things I’ve decided to do in 2022 is share some my designs as free blog posts! I hope that this will not only act as a great resource for those wanting to learn embroidery but also will show you just what you’ll be getting if you decide to purchase one of my patterns or kits
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We all know the struggle of having to type in WiFi network names and passwords correctly, it can be such a faff! Well here’s a nice stitchy solution: QR codes
They can be scanned using most phones inbuilt cameras (or by using an app) and can provide a shortcut to automatically connect to a WiFi network! Turns out they’re super easy to turn into a cross stitch too…
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We all love to handmake Christmas items, I know I do!
So I thought to celebrate my Birthday today I would spread the love a bit and release these tiny Blackwork Christmas designs along with instructions on how to make them into your very own Christmas baubles!
A mini sampler pattern from a recent workshop!
I have written out exactly how to complete it, stitch by stitch.
As you work through this design, keep looking at the pattern grid and try to get the hang of counting it from there and then checking my instructions to see if you’re on track…
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