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a colorful bird sitting on top of a piece of cloth

These astounding needlework pieces are by self-taught embroiderer Trish Burr from Cape Town. She has written several books on the technique, contributed widely to magazines and teaches throughout South Africa and overseas. Trish lives in Cape town, South Africa with her husband and three children. Trish willingly shares her knowledge with fellow embroiderers, and in her own words she says, “We need to keep hand embroidery alive - if we hug our ideas to ourselves, they will become lost and…

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If you're puzzled about which needle to put in your machine for thread painting, look no further than this detailed guide!

Ask 100 people for their response about what kind of needle you should use for thread painting, and you'll likely get 100 different answers. Well, perhaps I'm exaggerating – it may only be 90 different answers! Everyone has their favourites and, after a bit of experimentation, knows what works for them. Before you even go

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the instructions for how to draw birds with colored pencils are shown in this book

If you're a fan of needle painting, you are most likely familiar with Trish Burr's exquisite embroidery, where she uses needle and thread to "paint" embroidered vignettes - primarily, flowers and birds. Trish has a substantial list of published books available for the embroiderer, books that are

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