The Welsh Dragon cross stitch I brought home from holidays is finished. I’ve now started on version 2, the next one is going to be jazzed ...

A full weekend of motor racing has seen great progress with the Welsh Dragon cross stitch. A few more races and it should be ready to fly....

Mum carried an orchid in her wedding bouquet. I stitched it for her quite a few years ago now. I even did the framing. Boy, Framers earn ...

Cross Stitch is often the first kind of embroidery that many people learn. It is simple to learn. There is a vast choice in patterns and cha...

This is a quick post. I posted here  my plans to use ModPodge to attach a Cross Stitch to canvas. I painted the canvas first, then added th...

A few weeks back I picked up  couple of completed cross stitch designs. Somebody had gone to a lot of trouble to stitch them then hadn’t do...

I was most excited when I found these finished cross stitched pieces going for a song. I wonder what the maker had planned for them? A DMC...

With most of our stock still in boxes I decided that today would be a wonderful opportunity to rearrange the shop. I wish somebody had stopp...

With Americans caught up with Inauguration Fever we have been seeing lots of Obama inspired crafts. This one is my fave, so classy. http://k...

After finishing todays dyeing schedule I decided it was time to add to our new shopping website We now have a Needlework section with our e...

After years of designing my own range of Cross Stitch Charts I have now ventured into Cross Stitch Conversions for other people. Funny how y...

This is truly pathetic. We are closed for the next 2 weeks, except Sundays. Saturday afternoon I began to panic. Do I have enough 'stuff...

I recently signed up for my first ever online swap. The deadline was Dec 1st. I received my Christmas Present from my swap partner Diana ab...

I have started doing some online classes. Currently I have listed classes on Hand Dyeing and Hand Printing Fabric, a couple of Cross Stitch ...

I write a weekly craft column for a local paper. I share it here with bloggers or you can view online at www.northlakesmessenger.com.au Chic...

Each week I write a Craft Column for a local paper, I post it here for bloggers. Blackwork is one of the most popular forms of embroidery. W...

Today I finished my part time job to concentrate totally on TRISHALAN DESIGNS. To celebrate we are holding a prize draw at the end of Octo...

I 've had a few people email asking for more detail on how I did the Barcode Cross Stitch. When I started I wasn't planning on using...

Earlier in the year I wrote a Crafters' Way article on a Tricia Smout Exhibition. Tricia uses letter, words, and symbols as her inspirat...

I write a weekly craft column for a local paper, eash week I share it here for bloggers. The images are of Trishalan Designs Cross Stitch Ch...