Tag Archives: Embroidery

Plaited Braid Stitch

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Alison

My beloved husband and I will be heading to the beach for the holiday weekend to spend some time with my family.  We plan to do some diving and hopefully get a chance to see the 17th Century shipwreck that … Continue reading →

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Why Do I Feel Like I’m Not Accomplishing Anything?

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Alison

I’m not quite sure what the issue is but lately I’ve found that I’ve been feeling very distracted with regards to my various projects and I haven’t been feeling like I’m really getting a lot done.  Oddly I’ve been feeling … Continue reading →

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How I Used My Coif Pattern to Make a Forehead Cloth Pattern

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Alison

Since so many of you have expressed interest in more tutorials and demos I thought I would start off this week with a very simple one that a friend requested on Facebook not too long ago. The Question: How did … Continue reading →

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Black Flowers

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Alison

While I have enjoyed the much needed break I took from my jacket I am now happily back to stitching again.   I spent about 4 hours on it two weekends ago while I visited and geeked with Kate and last night I … Continue reading →

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2009: A Year in Review

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Alison

I can’t believe it is December 16th.  A lot of people review the previous year at the beginning of the new one but I like to take a look at things a little earlier.  This allows me to evaluate how … Continue reading →

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Pictures of the Plimoth Jacket

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Alison

I know that many of you have also been following the creation of the Plimoth Jacket at Thistle-Threads.com.  Yesterday they posted pictures of their model wearing the finished jacket!!!  It’s just gorgeous!  A truly amazing project that I have really enjoyed … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Alison

Wow!  I knew the jacket pictures were popular but not quite how popular they really were.  Elizabethan Mafia had more unique visitiors Tuesday coming to see the new jacket pictures than I have ever had before!  You guys are awesome and I just wanted … Continue reading →

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Pictures are up!

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Alison

Current pictures of the Jacket project are finally up!  Check em out!  And for all you patience please enjoy bonus pictures of our Christmas tree.

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November Jacket Update and Future Project Plans

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Alison

I’m officially back from one of the most lovely holidays I have had in a very long time.  We spent our Thanksgiving up at the family farm in Como, NC.  Don’t worry, I don’t really expect anyone else to know … Continue reading →

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How to Make Progress On Those Large Projects We All Have

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Alison

My apologies for being absent Friday.  I was feeling a bit under the weather.  The good news though is that I’m fairly certain it had more to do something I ate than any seasonal bug and after taking some time this weekend to … Continue reading →

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