It’s been a grey, damp, dreary week here so it’s time to welcome a little brightness - and each piece in the vibrant Fish Tales collection is now available as a digital download! 🤩🐟🦦🐟 . The collection consists of a #scissorcase and #scissorfob , a #pindrum , #pinkeep and #needlecase all decorated with golden orfe fish going about their business with help from a couple of local friends - each piece makes a perfect gift for stitchy friends, or stitch and keep the whole collection to turn your own sewing box into an underwater scene… . Order today and start stitching immediately! Just pop over to the link in my profile or visit bluecoppice.com…🐟🐟🐟 . (And if you’ve not signed up to my Beehive Trellis workshop yet, don’t forget - time is scooting by!! 😱) . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #stitchersofinstagram #handembroidered #needleart #handmadegiftsarethebest #embroiderylove #crossstitching #zweigartfabric #dmcthreads #rajmahalartsilk #artworkshop #rugbyartistsandmakers #rugbytowncentre (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqV6f9roYdH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Not sure what to say other than, ta daa!! 😂 . Until 21 May you can see Medusae Miscellanea in her temporary home at @the_herbert_cov as one of those selected from over 1000 submissions for this year’s #coventryopen exhibition 🤩 . Last night was the private view where we got a first glimpse at the whole exhibition - and there’s some amazing work on show 😃 If you’re in the area, do go and take a look! . If you’d like to chat about Medusa and the exhibition, or just fancy coffee and cake surrounded by art, I’m back at @artatthealex tomorrow, together with @stevedavies1st and @sandiwoodsdesigner - come down and say hello! . Finally I’m drafting Medusa’s instructions at the moment so make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter over at bluecoppice.com to get all pre-order info. And while you’re there, don’t forget to book onto my workshop - the first class is on Saturday 15 April 😃💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #rugbytown #rugbyartistsandmakers #warwickshireartist #warwickshirelife #stitchersofinstagram #coventrycrafter (at Herbert Art Gallery & Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLu32ONgxk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When designing the Arboretum Sampler, I drew on a number of my favourite places to create my perfect autumn woodland walk. The leaves are crisp underfoot, the air is fresh and there’s glorious colour everywhere you look…and you can start stitching it today because it’s now available as a digital download! . Click on the image or the link in my profile, or visit bluecoppice.com for all details 🍂🍁🍂🐝 . If you fancy trying out a smaller piece and building up your confidence before starting a sampler, don’t forget I’m teaching the exclusive new Beehive Trellis design in Rugby soon! Limited places available - click on the link in my profile for details! . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #stitchersofinstagram #samplerstitchersofinstagram #crossstitch #embroideryworkshop #rugbyartgalleryandmuseum #rugbytowncentre #artatthealex @artatthealex #rugbyartistsandmakers #sampler (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqG1sTEtMHZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Have you booked onto my workshop yet? If not, what are you busy bees waiting for? 🐝🐝🐝 We’re going to be making this cute bee-covered #pincushion from start to finish, from tackling those pesky French knots to personalisation and final construction - all the tips and techniques you need…with additional sweet treats! 😂 . As you look through the trellis from behind, you see the back of the beehive framed by roses while bees busily collect the nectar…don’t delay! To make your little slice of summery goodness, click on the image or the link in my bio 🤩💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #embroideryworkshop #embroiderylove #needleart #crossstitchersofinstagram #therugbytown #rugbytowncentre #rugbytown #rugbyartistsandmakers @artatthealex #artatthealex (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqEE3T9tAGT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Phase three of Operation Digital Download is complete! If you’ve missed my recent posts, you may not know that I added digital downloads to the Samplers and then the Beehive collections - and today I added Peas on Earth and Fish Tales 🤩 🌱🐟 . So escape all those pesky postal and customs charges and order a digital download today! You’ll get an email with a link to download all the charts and instructions as a PDF file ready to stitch immediately 🥳🥳🥳 . Click on the image or visit bluecoppice.com to get started… 🐝🐝🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #stitchingsmalls #peasonearth #needlecase #pincushion #scissorcase #scissorfob #stitchersofinstagram #crossstitch #embroiderylove #embroideryart #needleart #handmade #perminlinen #dmcthreads (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp-wEBqNWY-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Did you know that all the plants in the Kitchen Garden Sampler are edible? Pea shoots, pea flowers, pea pods, nasturtiums, strawberries, mint, chives, apples, lettuce, endives, beetroot, parsnips, turnips, leeks and both purple and orange carrots…🥬🍓🍏🥕…did you also spot the other fruit…? 🤨 . Sadly for the gardener, the chickens have escaped from Home Farm and found their way into the lettuce a@d endive beds, Mrs Rabbit is selecting the best specimens for her famous vegetable soup and the snails are steadily eating their way up the garden… 😱🐓🐇🐌🐌🐌 . You can start stitching your Kitchen Garden Sampler today - simply click the image or visit bluecoppice.com, select the digital download option and in minutes, the chart and full instructions will arrive in your inbox as a PDF 🌱🐝 . (And the other fruit? There’s a pineapple in the iron gate and another in the gateway above, carved from Cotswold stone🍍🍍) . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #samplerstitchersofinstagram #kitchengarden #sampler #raisedwork #stumpwork #stitchersofinstagram #needleart #embroiderylove #wicheltlinen #dmcthreads (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0tdO_LSj4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

During #warwickshireopenstudios last summer, I had a lot of people ask me how to make the ‘perfect’ knot, where to start with an embroidery, which fabric to use and if I’d consider doing a workshop or two…and I always listen to my customers, so don’t miss my new workshop 😃 It’s going to cover everything from choosing fabric and needles, all the stitches needed to create the Beehive Trellis (including my favourite French knots!), personalisation, construction and much more 🌸🐝 . It’s the perfect Mothers’ Day or birthday gift, costing less than £16 a class including all materials, tea/coffee and sweet treats ☕️🧁 All classes will be 10am-12pm on Saturdays starting 15 April in the wonderful @artatthealex in the centre of Rugby (handily right next door to the John Barford car park) 🎉🎉🎉 . For more information about dates and to sign up, click on the image or drop me a message 💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #embroideryworkshops #rugbytowncentre #rugbyartistsandmakers #handmade #warwickshirelife #womensinstitute #pincushion #zweigartfabric #dmcthreads #artatthealex #rugbytown #frenchknots #craftastherapy (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvgZeWN8oZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Whether you’re a sucker for scissor cases, you’ve fallen for fobs or besotted by boxes, the Beehive collection has something for you…and now the whole collection has gone digital! 🐝🐝🐝 . Don’t worry if you prefer printed booklets, they’re not going anywhere 😊 But for those of you struggling with postal services and customs charges, you can now order a digital download - once ordered you’ll be able to download a high quality PDF booklet containing all the instructions and charts, just like the printed versions 🎉🎉🎉 . Click on the image or visit bluecoppice.com to order or for more details…💐🐝 . (Pictured: Beehive Pin Drum, Bobbin Box for Bees, Beehive Scissor Case and Queen Bee Scissor Fob) . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #stitchingsmalls #pincushion #scissorcase #scissorfob #embroideredbox #beehive #stitchersofinstagram #embroiderersofinstagram #embroideryart #needleart #zweigartfabric #dmcthreads #rugbyartistsandmakers @rugbyartistsandmakers (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cps_2ttLesT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I painted my study/stitching space a beautiful pale blue when we moved in 15 years ago. I've never tired of the colour - it's a lovely backdrop for my stitched models, vintage tins, needle-felted creatures (the stabbing is very therapeutic 😂) and many, many books. And so I was very happy to find that the pale blue linen I used for my Water Garden Sampler was almost exactly the same colour as my walls! 💙 . So this sampler now hangs next to my desk as a reminder of walking through gardens and picnicking by water on hot summer days...perfect when it's cold, damp and grey outside 🌧🌨🌧 . And now the Water Garden Sampler is available as a digital download, so you can start stitching your own piece of summer immediately! Click the image or visit bluecoppice.com for details ☀️⛲️🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadwork #watergarden #sampler #samplerlove #samplerstitchersofinstagram #crossstitching #needleart #zweigartfabric #dmcthreads #rajmahalartsilk #rugbyartistsandmakers #rugbytowncentre #artatthealex (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsWrfVt2E1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Have you ever wondered how to personalise a piece? It’s a question I often get asked when I’m demonstrating and in one of the classes in my upcoming workshop, I’ll show you where to start and what to consider 😃 . It’s the perfect Mothers’ Day or birthday gift, costing less than £16 a class including all materials, tea/coffee and biscuits! All classes will be 10am-12pm on Saturdays starting 15 April in the wonderful @artatthealex in the centre of Rugby (handily right next door to the John Barford car park) 🎉🎉🎉 . For more information about dates and to sign up, click on the image or drop me a message 💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #embroideryworkshops #rugbytowncentre #rugbyartistsandmakers #handmade #warwickshirelife #womensinstitute #pincushion #zweigartfabric #dmcthreads (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CplAOR5Nw1E/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I teased a little of this piece a few weeks ago, and now I’m delighted to announce that Medusae Miscellanea has been selected to be part of the Coventry Open 2023…I’m ridiculously excited and can’t wait to see her fellow exhibits at @the_herbert_cov 🤩 . The exhibition opens on 24 March and runs till 21 May so if you’re in the area then, please do pop in! . I’m drafting the instructions and refining the charts now - make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter for pre-order info and special subscriber discounts 🥳🐝 . And don’t forget to check out my new workshop starting on Saturday 15 April - limited places are available so book now…click on the image, visit bluecoppice.com or message me for details 💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #medusa #etui #stitchingsmalls #countedthreadembroidery #romanfountain #inspirations #crossstitching #stitchersofinstagram #xstitch #needleart #embroiderylove #stumpwork #rugbyartistsandmakers (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpf-Xe2Lg-i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I first stitched the Floral Sampler back in 2004 and it’s still a favourite with my lovely customers! Now available as a PDF download, you can order, start stitching immediately and be finished in time for summer…🌸☀️🪴 . So take a walk among the tulips and anemones, stroll by the forget-me-knots, trim a topiary tree and brush past the lavender while the bees buzz about the clematis and dive into the hives…visit bluecoppice.com or click on the image for more details 💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #samplerstitchersofinstagram #sampler #inspirations #samplerlove #crossstitching #needleart #handcraft #embroiderylove #zweigartlinen #dmcthreads (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpdTn3SNHpw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Remember I said I’d been busy? Well one of the things I’ve been doing is prepping for a brand new workshop with a brand new exclusive design! . So have you ever wanted to try embroidery but didn’t know where to start? Do you enjoy cross-stitching but wonder what else is out there? Are French knots tying you down? Have you ever wondered how to personalise a piece? . Starting from the basics and working through a wide range of stitches, I'll walk you through the creation of this rose-covered pincushion simply bursting with bees - and just in time to welcome summer...💐🐝 . From only £95, you’ll receive: * 6 x 2hr classes, starting from 10am-12pm Saturday 15 April  * Individual support for 8 weeks * All materials including linen, DMC threads, gold-plated needle, hoop, card template and much more... . All classes will be held at @artatthealex in Rugby - my stitchy home from home!! . Limited places available - book now!  Send me a message or email me on [email protected] for all the dates and more details 🐝🐝🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #stitchingsmalls #crossstitching #embroideryworkshops #rugbyartgalleryandmuseum #rugbytownpopuparts #rugbytown #womensinstitute #needleart #handcraft (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpN5c3mtWtu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

If you’re a subscriber to my newsletter, quick! Go and check your emails!! If not, get yourself over to bluecoppice.com so you don’t miss out on the exclusive subscriber special offer next time…🤩 . Today’s newsletter has all the latest updates about what I’m up to over the next few months - and one of those updates will be very exciting to all international folk…*cue drumroll*…🥁🥁🥁🥁 . Blue Coppice has gone digital!! 🎉🎉🎉 From this weekend, I’m rolling out PDF downloads of all my charts, starting with the samplers. Let me know which pieces you’d like to see going digital next! 🤩👑🌸🐝 . (Hope the music didn’t surprise you too much - it’s always been one of my favourites and seemed appropriate for a launch! 😂) . #bluecoppice #samplers #samplerstitchersofinstagram #crossstitching #countedthreadembroidery #stumpwork #crownsandflowers #antiquesampler #embroiderylove (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpI5rUTL38C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Does anyone else feel slightly cheated by time? I’m not entirely sure how it happened, but we appear to be heading into March and I’m still catching up on January…🤪 . Looking back over the past few weeks, I’ve actually achieved quite a bit 🤨 I have a couple of very exciting announcements to make in the next couple of weeks - I suspect one of these in particular will make my international friends very happy 🤩 . For those more local, I’m drawing up a schedule of events where you can come to see all my pieces in life, and have a chat about all things stitchy 🥳 . Make sure you’ve subscribed to my newsletter to get all the info hot off the press, including super-special subscriber offers - to sign up, head over to bluecoppice.com! 💐🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #crossstitching #xstitching #crossstitchersofinstagram #embroiderersofinstagram #stitchingsmalls #stumpwork #embroideryart #embroiderylove #dmcthreads #perminlinen #rugbyartistsandmakers @artatthealex #warwickshireopenstudios (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpBFKnjLu4m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Happy New Year!! I hope you’ve had a good few weeks enjoying all the festivities 🥳 I’ve been catching up on everything I ignored in December while I was busy with all the Christmas shows - including putting together a new piece for release later this spring… . If you’ve visited any of my shows this year, you’ll have seen this piece in progress and may have heard me talk about it - for those less local, it’s a classically inspired piece which will join the Water Garden collection ⛲️🦢🐟 (I’ve tagged the Water Garden Sampler to give you a hint!) . I’m in the middle of writing instructions, drafting diagrams, creating workable charts etc, so you’re just getting a sneak peak now, but those who’ve seen the finished piece seem to approve 😊 Individuals of the small, furry persuasion have shown their appreciation by shedding, so I’m spending a lot of my time removing fur with tweezers in advance of the full photoshoot…please excuse any strays I miss…😂 . Here’s to a productive 2023!! 🎉🥂🎉 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #stitchersofinstagram #crossstitchersofinstagram #xstitching #embroideredboxes #huswif #pincushion #dmcthreads #overonestitching #rugbyartistsandmakers (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnO6jbdtbwo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The last fair of the year is over, so now it’s time for me to do my #christmasshopping 😆 But if you’ve been as busy as me and left everything to the last minute, never fear…🎁🛍️🎄 . The @handmade_hour and @justacard virtual fair is still on and open till 23rd December - remember that any presents arriving late just extend the Christmas joy! 🤩 . I’m still posting orders but with the Royal Mail strike action continuing, please be patient - if you want to know where your parcel is, let me know in the comment box when you order and I’ll get back to you with the cost for tracked postage 📦💌📦 . If you want a present to definitely arrive in time, check out my new gift voucher options - available as £10, £20 and £50 and redeemable against all purchases from bluecoppice.com for 12mths from date of purchase, you receive an email which you just forward to the recipient 😃 No need to worry about postal delays and they get to choose exactly what they’d like…find all the details on bluecoppice.com!🎅🎄🎁 . Image shows detail from Beehive Trinket Box - chart and full instructions available for just £11.95 (+ shipping) from bluecoppice.com 🌱🐝 . #bluecoppice #honeyapplemeadow #countedthreadembroidery #embroideredbox #embroiderersofinstagram #stitchersofinstagram #handmadegifts #crossstitch #satinstitch #giftvoucher #christmasfair (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmVBaIDNWtZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=