The Cape Stitcher

Wishing everyone a Happy Fourth are, left to right, Uncle Sam, Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. These ...

This weekend, the Crosby Mansion in Brewster, Massachusetts, has been decorated for the holidays as a fundraiser by the Nauset Garden Clu...

The little Mariachi is finished! His serape was filled in with snippets of Burmilana and Impressions from my stash in Scotch, mosaic, s...

The little Mariachi is warmer now that his shirt is finished.  Using Trio Natural, the body was worked in a framed mosaic stitch and the ...

There's nothing like a snow day to get some stitching accomplished!  The Cape got clobbered with about 10 inches of the white stuff--...

The Mariachi's sombrero has been worked in a woven stitch and tent stitch combination with shades of DMC #5 perle cotton. Skin tone...

DH and I took a trip to Boston this past week to attend the preview of Disney's newest release, The Finest Hours .  Heaven forbid I s...

There really wasn't much left to do to finish off the Jane Seymour canvas--it was just a matter of finding the time to do it! Inste...

To give Anne of Cleves a gauzy-looking veil, I used Silk Lame Braid in a T-stitch.  You may need to click to enlarge the photo to see her...

The thread snafu is over, thank goodness, and Anne of Cleves' gown is now completed.  Sometimes "reverse stitching" can be a l...

It wasn't bad enough that I've only been able to stitch at night, due to painting commitments.  And working under less-than-stell...

Slow going these days--more painting than stitching--but I've managed to get half of Anne's red velvet gown completed. In betwe...

Anne of Cleves' dress, as captured in the Holbein portrait upon which this design is based, has simple lines constructed with sumptuo...

Henry VIII remained wifeless for two years after the death of Jane Seymour.  But the need to secure an alliance with countries supporting...

Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII, is ready for an appearance at court! I tried a number of different thread combinations on doo...

Getting close to the finish line on the Katherine Parr canvas! The sleeves and underskirt were worked in a staggered cross stitch with ...

I've been painting more and stitching less these days, so it's taken a bit to get Katherine Parr's overdress finished. Afte...

The bodice of Katherine Parr's dress features a white insert, first outlined with a single row of white Petite Very Velvet to give it...

"Divorced, beheaded, died.  Divorced, beheaded, survived."  This little chant helps tweak the memory as to the fates of Henry V...

Henry VIII's fifth wife, Kathryn Howard, is finished! To create her fur stole, I first stitched the area in basketweave with some ...