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Magazine Articles written by Louise.Creative Embroidery and Cross Stitch |
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How about - Volume 21 Number 6 "Me thinks it is a token of healthy and gentle..... |
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How about - Volume 21 Number 4 Money is no object - you can have anything you want... |
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How about - Volume 21 Number 3 Story telling and stitching are two of the oldest crafts....
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How About - Volume 21, Number 1 We do not need Mr Hawthorne to tell us.....
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How About - Volume 20, Number 10 Time is an all too precious commodity... |
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How About - Volume 20, Number 9 Louise Howland was reminded how important creativity is. |
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How About - Volume 20, Number 7 This month Louise challenges us to consider what we find beautiful. |
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How About - Volume 20, Number 5 This month Louise unravels the threads of history. |
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How About - Volume 20, Number 4 Ponder the atmospheric quality of needlework. |
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A Journey to the Beating Heart Orangutan Foundation Part 1 |
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A Journey to the Beating Heart. Orangutan Foundation Part 2 |
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A journey to the beating heart |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 12 |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 10 Braving the New World . . . Read More |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 9 For things to get better they sometimes have to get worse first. . . . Read More (PDF 121kb) |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 7 The efficiency and ease of internet shopping proved a shining beacon in the lead-up to Christmas, but alas - all was not as it seemed! . . . Read More (PDF 244kb) |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 6 What does the concept of work mean to you? Is it merely a means to an end, or a wonderful opportunity to find happiness. . . . Read More (PDF 245kb) |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 5 Without a doubt, the only people who truly appreciate the time and dedication that goes into a single perfect stitch are fellow stitchers themselves. . . . Read More (PDF 229kb) |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 3 An old basket of fabric scraps is a link to another time and a foreign country, as well as the source of precious memories recalled. . . . Read More (PDF 245kb) |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 2 Do you feel an affinity for places other than your home patch? . . . Read More (PDF 250kb) |
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How About - Volume 19, Number 1 In the midst of a wonderfu experience, it's not often we fear it may be the last time for us. . . . Read More (PDF 248kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 12 This month, Louise considers the expert status achieved through specialisation versus the pleasure of variation. . . . Read More (PDF 209kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 10 This month, Louise finds hidden pleasures to buy, admire and eat in beautiful English country town. . . . Read More (PDF 253kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 09 A chance meeting with a stranger gives Louise some perspective, propelling her day in another direction entirely. . . . Read More (PDF 228kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 06 As any experience embroiderer no doubt knows, the creative process runs both ways. Sometimes the activity has as great an effect on your psyche as your fingers have on the thread . . . Read More (PDF 242kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 05 Have you been treasure hunting lately? With interest rates rising, the dollar booming and superannuation dwindling, it seems to be a time when many of us are more . . . Read More (PDF 598kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 04 At home, the charcoal linen suit with the black and white shirt dashed with pink looked an ideal choice for a speaking engagement in India. It had been four years since . . . Read More (PDF 602kb) |
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How About - Volume 18, Number 02 A friend recently spoke with concern regarding the lack of new membership at her branch and the rising average age of the existing members. She was talking about ideas to expand . . . Read More (PDF 637kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 12 Recently, we spent a beach holiday with my honorary daughter and her husband and children. A young wife and mother of three kids under five, she has spent an exciting decade in the . . . Read More (PDF 542kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 11 The non-work highlight of a recent trip to England was a small group tour or Buckingham Palace. We entered via the Ambassador's Entrance then through the Grand Entrance, feeling a little . . . Read More (PDF 529kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 10 Embroidery is often categorised as a craft and as such has been traditionally exhibited in places other than galleries. For years, church halls, stately homes and guild rooms have showcased . . . Read More (PDF 617kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 8 The art of Needlework dates from the earliest record of the world's history, and has, also, from time immemorial been the support, comfort and employment of women of every rank and age. . . . Read More (PDF 587kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 6 I asked an embroiderer, whose beautiful stitching often graces the pages of this magazine, how she satin-stitched so well. "It's very simple", she told me with a smile. "If a stitch looks . . . . . . Read More (PDF 542kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 4 Take a deep breath and travel out of your comfort zone this month - the end result may be a revelation! So many inspiring ideas are contained within these covers that I am . . . . . . Read More (PDF 553kb) |
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How About - Volume 17, Number 3 Are there any of us who haven't stitched a flower of some kind, whatever the style? My first attempt at embroidery was a whipped running stitch pony on purple linen . . . . . . Read More (PDF 609kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 11 Stitching for its own sake is as relaxing, beautiful and satisfying pastime as can be found. Am I stating the obvious? With a little care and the right light - also glasses for me these days - the . . . Read More (PDF 526kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 8 The girlfriend I met last week is a caring, thoughtful woman. She doesn't like using her open fireplace unless she knows a licensed wood collector has gathered the wood. It's very important . . . Read More (PDF 844kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 7 Entering a mansion of minimalist modernism, in cool and neutral tones with clean straight lines, a more spacious and less cluttered interior would be hard to find. This house was furnished with . . . Read More (PDF 888kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 6 Between 7th and 8th Avenues, on 39th and 40th Streets (even I can't get lost with this street numbering system) lies textile nirvana. In streets that seem the perfect blend of Mumbai and . . . Read More (PDF 897kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 4 My creative partner is colourblind. Despite the difficulty in distinguishing colours, he is, amongst other things, an artist. He is also able to eye-match threads, seeing tonal variations not easily . . . Read More (PDF 845kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 3 I had been concerned about a friend due to her deepening depression, then I met her at a country show. "I am so excited! My shredded marmalade won second place and so did my . . . Read More (PDF 898kb) |
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How About - Volume 16, Number 2 Having devoured more than my share of visual feasts over the last 12 months, I've been thinking about the ingredients that go into creating a rewarding exhibition. Some displays are historic, . . . Read More (PDF 931kb) |
