General posts – Alison Larkin Embroidery

Classes and Lectures, General posts, Historical Embroidery, Moving ForwardSeptember 11, 2024

LEARNING SOMETHING NEW

One of my main precepts has always been that we get old when we stop wanting to learn new things. Recently I decided that I wanted to spread my wingsContinue readingLEARNING SOMETHING NEW

General posts, Georgian embroidery, Historical EmbroideryJuly 24, 2024July 24, 2024

A Floral muff: Working from an C18 Pattern

This week I have handed over a commission piece for Lucy Adlington of History Wardrobe, which has been fascinating to work on a number of levels. Lucy asked me toContinue readingA Floral muff: Working from an C18 Pattern

Costume Work, General posts, Georgian embroideryJune 12, 2024June 12, 2024

How DID I get HERE?

I’ve always been a crafter, particularly hand stitching. I don’t remember being taught, but it must have been my mum and my gran. I was making summer dresses by theContinue readingHow DID I get HERE?

Costume Work, General posts, Georgian embroideryMarch 26, 2024March 26, 2024

The Joys of “Dress-up”!

I spent quite a lot of time during Covid Lockdown in 2020-21 working on making ‘dress-up’ costumes. This is a widespread hobby, which includes everything from costumes in museums forContinue readingThe Joys of “Dress-up”!

General posts, Georgian embroidery, Historical Embroidery, UncategorizedFebruary 10, 2024February 10, 2024

Serendipity: a case study of a Muff

This post was originally written for The Costume Society in June/July 2021. It doesn’t seem to be available on their website anymore, so I thought I would post it onContinue readingSerendipity: a case study of a Muff

General postsSeptember 30, 2023September 30, 2023

Brace Yourselves – I’m back!!

It has been quite a long time since I have done anything much to either my website or anywhere which applies to my embroidery business. My apologies for that, dearContinue readingBrace Yourselves – I’m back!!

Classes and Lectures, General posts, Georgian embroideryOctober 24, 2021October 24, 2021

Coming Back to Life

The last 18 months or so have been a strange time, but it’s good to be gradually coming back to something resembling normality – at least as ‘normal’ as myContinue readingComing Back to Life

General postsAugust 8, 2021August 10, 2021

GETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’

After all the upheaval and changes the world has had to cope with over the last 18 months, things are beginning to get back to something resembling normal, at leastContinue readingGETTING BACK TO ‘NORMAL’

General postsJune 19, 2021June 19, 2021

Back-stitch vs ‘forward-stitch’: an adventure in stitch variation.

A friend recently enquired about my alternative way of doing stem stitch. It got me thinking. There are several embroidery stitches which may be done in a couple of ways,Continue readingBack-stitch vs ‘forward-stitch’: an adventure in stitch variation.

General posts, Georgian embroidery, Historical EmbroideryMarch 14, 2021March 14, 2021

An ‘Entertaining Companion’!

I’m sure many of us read magazines, for their recipes, holiday suggestions, fashion info, household ideas, etc. We may subscribe regularly, or only buy occasionally – train journeys are oneContinue readingAn ‘Entertaining Companion’!