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My first ribbon embroideries

This set was my initial adventure into ribbon embroidery…. what a fantastic medium to work with. It’s something like sculpture using ribbons…. Working on pre-printed pictures on fabric is great because it leaves one to use your imagination…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/02/01 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, With the needle

Hexagonal sewing box

This is a great kit designed by Petra Pullen. What a talented lady. This piece is worked in threads and silk ribbons and when closed looks like just a hexagonal box.     But lift the lid and it gets interesting. Each panel has either a pocket or an elastic band…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/02/01 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, With the needle

Embroidery with silk

This embroidery is done with all silk. Silk threads and silk ribbons, and lots of it. It is a different feel of thread and the piece has a sheen which is different from the usual matt cotton thread. My mom gave me a rainbow in a box for my 40th…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/02/01 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, With the needle

The Lake House

This piece feels quiet and as the sun sets the chill creeps into the air. Wouldn’t you just love to live in that house! The larger ribbonwork (silk) in the foreground helps with perspective in the overall picture. Metallic thread is not fun to work with but does give a fantastic…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/02/01 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, With the needle

The granny’s chair quilt

This quilt was created using vintage fabrics salvaged from two chairs which my husband and I inherited from our grandmothers. I didn’t have the heart to throw the fabric away because it was crying out to be used. Washing the fabric in a pillow case kept it reasonably together. This…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/02/01 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, Quilting

Stumpwork

Stumpwork is three-dimensional embroidery. This piece is worked around wire to give the form and lift to the petals and leaves. In stumpwork, you can also use beads and stuffing and any bits and bobs you can think of. I am busy working on a garland measuring 40cm across and…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/02/01 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, With the needle

LOVE STITCHING RED

You have gotta check out this blog – so creative. The textile art is amazing. http://www.love-stitching-red.blogspot.com/

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/01/31 2021/11/21Handmade crafty things

Collection of Curiosities

This Collection of Curiosities is a selection of the many trivial stories that my brain stores. The book was compiled and edited by myself and then printed onto individual A3 sheets of handmade paper. Now printing it to get each A3 folded in the middle and keeping the pages in…

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/01/31 2021/11/21Books, Crafts by Belinda

Riverbend Cottage

I love embroidery, it is so creative and working on pre-printed pictures allows the freedom to decide for oneself what and how much to work. This embroidery was done using silk ribbons, threads, beads and other bits and bobs.

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Belinda McWilliams 2011/01/31 2021/11/21Crafts by Belinda, With the needle

McWilliams heritage

As a birthday gift for my husband, Rhys, I collected, researched and compiled some McWilliams family history and bound it into a hard covered book.   Thanks to Dave McWilliams, Rhys’ father, for supplying some information and for checking new data. The internet is a wonderful tool and I found…

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Belinda McWilliams 2010/07/06 2021/11/21Books, Crafts by Belinda
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