Hi and happy happy new year!
If you follow me over on instagram or read my newsletters, you’ll know about the new little project I have started for the new year. It’s not something I was going to do for The Stitchery, rather a little fun and informal project for myself to work on during my downtime (something I am determined to make more of this year).
I loved the film Enola Holmes and have found myself thinking about it often. I loved everything about it but especially the props and the coded messages. I would like to improve my sketchbook, drawing and lettering skills this year and I have become a bit obsessed with book binding, so I thought I’d do a little project on the language of flowers, inspired by the film.
Words and typography (and packaging!) have always been my thing so I definitely wanted to do something with lettering and I am enchanted by the idea of flowers having a secret meaning! Obviously stitching is my first love and I definitely have to stitch the flowers…. I am starting with the Xeranthemum because it stands for cheerfulness in adversity which feels totally appropriate right now. It’s a pretty flower too.
Anyway, I wondered if you, my stitching friends, fancied joining me. On Friday 22nd January I will be doing a live zoom workshop that will be free for my newsletter subscribers; I will show you how I’ve stitched the flower and talk a bit about how I’m decorating the pages of my sketchbook and stitchbook. I’ll be circulating the digital pattern and supply list in next Tuesday’s newsletter so please sign up before then if you fancy joining in. Don’t worry if the time isn’t good for you, I’ll be selling a recording of the workshop with the profit going to charity.
It isn’t something I am putting myself under pressure to do religiously but I’m hoping to do something once a month and, when I do, I will most certainly invite you along again. Hope to see you next week. Any questions then please drop me a line.
PLEASE NOTE - this important - if you want to participate live or receive the recording for free, you must be a newsletter subscriber. I cannot add you to the subscriber list myself due to data protection law; you will find a link to subscribe at the foot of each page on the website (there is a two-step authentication system where you have to verify your subscription so check junk mail for the note!)
I know not everyone (hardly anyone) wants to have me waffling on in their inbox every week so you’ll be able to buy the pattern and recording later on here on the website if you’d rather not subscribe.
Hope you are having a nice week.
With love,
Nicki xx