This year I am offering my regular Weekly and Monthly Classes and Weekend Workshops under the label of ‘Stitchology at the Block’. If you want to know more about this label and the Classes and Weekend Workshops visit the workshops page. The post Stitchology at the Block appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

 An Online Studio Workshop hosted by EGA is now Open for Registration. For more details and to book visit: https://egausa.org/courses/primroses/ The post Primrose: Online Studio Workshop appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

Podcasts are wonderful and Susan has the ability to make it sound as if we were having a catch over a cuppa. Would you like to know: why I don’t like my students licking their threads? what I’ve been planning and stitching over the summer how I design and plan my projects what has kept me interested in stitching for the past 43 years. Listen now or when you have time. > Click here to listen   The post appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

1000 Hearts Project https://www.1000hearts.com.au  –  kindness – community – creativity Sharing kindness through handmade pocket hearts. Judy, one of my wonderful students encouraged me to assist with the organizing of community events to bring creators of Hearts together.  1000 Hearts Project was started by a fellow Hobart stitcher, Sarah De Jong in 2016. The post Community events – Hearty Ripplers appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

I recharge my creative battery over the summer when I indulge in stitching projects that I have been planning for months. If you want to follow their progress I share frequent photos on my Instagram page @merrilynsstitches The post Summer projects – Follow me on Instagram appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

Depending on what I am doing, I find a stitching podcast so relaxing and interesting to listen to. Two of my favourite podcast’s are Stitchery Stories and Fibre Talk – they chat with stitcher and crafters from all around the world. Stitchery Stories https://stitcherystories.com     the best UK podcast covering a wide range of all forms of textiles and crafts . Susan Weeks is the host and has been producing podcasts for years. Her passion is stitching, fibres, fabric, and creating ‘things’.  Her paid job is ‘tech stuff’.   Susan has a bright bubbly personality ..read more

Cross stitch in various formats is the feature stitch of Kissing xxx Cousins.   Commence in the middle and build on the various sections of this design. Easy to stitch, ideal as a project while enjoying summer vacation or while snuggled inside while the snow is falling outside. Gumnut Yarns perle silk Buds and 50% silk and wool Poppies are complimented with DMC floss and perle cotton 5 and variegated floss by DMC or Cottage Garden.   Order your kit now > The post Kissing Cousins appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

Over the past months, I have had numerous Cyber classes with both EGA and ANG, teaching for my LNS along with my weekly Thursday classes and Saturday class once a month. Another very successful happy Apple Isle Retreat was held in late October on the edge of southern Tasmanian wilderness.   Friendships were formed and most importantly lots of stitches were created. I have just completed Tasmanian Native Flowers, inspired by a Native garden in my neighbourhood. Tasmania has many hills and mountains, rivers and creeks.  This design features one of the local sheltered inlets where ..read more

EGA are hosting Cyclamen as an Online Studio class. Counted needlepoint stitches form the Tile in the centre of the design. Small clumps of Cyclamen worked in 7mm silk ribbon feature on the four edges of the Tile. This is the first of a Series of four designs in this format. The post Cyclamen appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more

Just released as a Kit. $360  ( approx. US$250) Delicate silk ribbon Fuchsias dance on a soft delicate needlepoint background. The soft subtle tones of the threads selected to create the needlepoint are an artist interpretation of ‘old wobbly glass’ of historic Glass Houses.  I deliberately selected fine threads so that some of the white canvas would show through. Fuchsias are wonderful to create with 13mm silk ribbon. Checkout all the details and purchase in the shop The post Glass House Fuchsia Kit appeared first on Merrilyn Heazlewood ..read more