STOP PRESS!!! If you're thinking of booking a class at the show read on. I've just had some great news from the organisers of the Spring Kitting and Stitching show. They are offering a special discount...
This morning as I walked down the garden I remarked on how beautiful the Spring sunshine was, and coupled with the fact that there are wonderful green shoots everywhere, I feel a huge relief from...
I am on a real history trip at the moment, working my way back and forth through different eras as the mood takes me - and it's so much fun!!!!! When I was a child, my...
Just a quick 'heads up' to let you know that the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show has now made its workshop tickets available online. You can browse through the workshops here and book a session. I'll...
Video Tutorial with Melanie de Miguel. In this video tutorial I demonstrate African Helix stitch. It's a fabulous structural stitch, that can be used on its own as a necklace rope or bracelet, or, as you...
It can be soul-destroying when you've put so much hard work into making a treasured piece of jewellery, and you notice it has started to deteriorate. Have you ever noticed how older crystals have lost...
Swarovski Space Cut Crystals I'll be teaching the Lorenzo de Medici Bracelet workshop again, March 22, for the Wessex Beaders, and I've already had a few queries about where to source the beautiful Swarovski 10mm Space Cut...
St Olave necklace in Bronze and Peridot Not only does it come in Crystal AB, but I've just finished a new colourway for St Olave necklace kit - Peridot and Light Bronze; I'm not sure if...
Instagram is OK for an instant fix but I had to finally get round to blogging about the arrival of these stunning Swarovski crystals. Opening the boxes I felt like a child at Christmas time!...
I spent a brilliant weekend in Nottingham, with the Abbey Road Beaders teaching my Byzantine Cross workshop. I was treated to a lovely warm welcome, super hospitality and generosity - we had such a laugh....