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If you read the comments section of my last post, you will have seen the dilemma of having miniature vinyl LPs with nothing to play them on. Had to remedy that, of course. I had a look online for vintage portable record players – actually I used to have one very similar myself, it went…

Shrinking

Sometimes life feels too big, and on these occasions I like to focus on something very small, and something completely different from stitching or mixed media art. Something that’s just for me and nothing to do with work or accomplishing anything. You may remember the little twelfth-scale Sid Cooke shop kit I started last year.…

New PDFs for daily stitching

After a few weeks of very enjoyable drawing and writing, the new PDFs are out. I *think* they’re ok but let me know if you find any glaring errors and I will fire the proofreader (that’s me). These PDFs are meant to give a little help and direction with daily stitching on the days when…

April 2026

And that was April. As always, nowhere near long enough. The colour palette is starting to warm up as the days get longer and sunnier. April has been very dry so far and the garden needs rain. Today sees the top third of my cloth full: four months of this year vanished and yet still…

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