Janet Granger's Blog
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Passionate about embroidery, cross stitch and dollhouse needlepoint! On my blog, I discuss what I am stitching at the moment, craft books that I love, good places to get stitching goodies, and so on.
Janet Granger's Blog
1w ago
I haven’t done any quilting for ages, so when I saw this quick project on Etsy, I thought I’d give it a go. It’s a Scandi advent panel by Makower (the 2023 one – they seem to bring out a new design each year). Several Etsy shops were selling them, at various price points, but ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3w ago
Now that I have retired, I want to start making a dent in my huge stash of embroidery projects, and actually get some made. During the past three years, since my husband and I moved from the Peak District to Cornwall, I’ve hardly had time to do much stitching at all. In about 2001, I ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
1M ago
After a gap of almost three years, I’ve decided to start writing my blog again. A lot has happened in that time, so this post will be a quick catch-up, and then we can get down to crafting business, as before, hopefully! The main thing that happened in the past three years is that my ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
Thank you to all of you who have been following my blog during the year – I do love writing it, and of course doing all the stitching ? Have a great Christmas, and here’s to a stitchy New Year for you with lots of lovely projects to make, both ‘full size’ and ‘dollhouse size ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
The little emery ‘strawberry’ is the final part that I need to stitch as part of the Victorian Pincushion on a spindle stand project that I am making from the Victoria sampler chart booklet. This is a pretty little ‘small’ that didn’t take long to stitch. To make it up into the actual strawberry, I ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
This week I’ve stitched the embroidery for the little ‘strawberry’ that will hang from the Victorian Pincushion spindle stand with the needlebook. Here’s the front of the chart booklet, to show you what I mean: It’s the tiny thing hanging down on the left! It’s supposed to contain emery powder, to help clean needles, but ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
This little framed picture is stitched on 40 count silk gauze, and is a unique version of my ‘Elizabeth’ rug design, which usually is stitched on 18 count canvas with Appleton’s crewel wool. But Lorna, one of my customers, decided to do this tiny petit point version, which only measures 4 x 4 inches, and ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
I’ve embroidered and assembled the Victorian pincushion on its turned spindle stand from a chart pack from Victoria Sampler, and now I’m starting to assemble the needlebook that will go with it. First, I made a template of the front area of the needlebook from tissue paper by placing the stitching and the tissue paper ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
I’m currently stitching this gorgeous pincushion on a wooden base from a Victoria Sampler chart booklet in my stash. Having stitched the pincushion itself, I’m now stitching the smalls – starting with the little needlebook. This pretty needlebook takes motifs from the pincushion itself, as well as a Bargello wave along the bottom. Three little ..read more
Janet Granger's Blog
3y ago
I have a soft spot for simple, old-fashioned cross stitch designs. I buy vintage ones whenever I can. This particular chart pack, though, has been in my stash for years, but I’ve only recently worked out what I can do with such a large design! The chart pack was a free gift that came with ..read more