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For this shirt, I was first inspired by a portrait of Elizabeth I that I came across in the chapter on blackwork in The Royal School of Needlework's "Book of Embroidery." In the portrait, she has gorgeous sleeves covered in floral blackwork embroidery. I loved…

I did it! I've finished the Over the Garden Pillows I set out to make almost two years ago. You know those projects that linger—unfinished—in your closet for years? This was one of those. The way these came out would make my little 12-year-old self…

Do you remember that exercise art teachers would have you do in order to teach you how to recreate an image? You'd draw a grid over the reference, and then work on getting the proportions right in each square. It allows you to focus on…

Back when I was living in Albuquerque, I had a friend who worked at a tea room—it was very small on the inside, and tightly packed with tables. Decorative curtains were hung to give each party a sense of privacy, and everyone spoke in hushed…