My first Noël

A quiet Christmas.

I’m not one for Santas, snowmen or flashing lights. Christmas is hot where I live, and much of the traditional iconography just doesn’t make much sense.

I was asked to create some simple Christmas designs, and really enjoyed using simple Algerian Eyelet stitches to add texture to these motifs. They really are so quick and easy to stitch, and can be made up into ornaments as well.

See my “No sewing machine finish” tutorial for instructions.

This design is available in my Etsy store in full-colour pdf. Merry Christmas!

Stitching in the Mountain Summer 2025 retreat info (so close now!)

Hello lovelies! Things have been busy behind the scenes at Mojo Stitches, with some new releases (including my special birthday release) coming very soon – so keep an eye out… The first people to see them will be the attendees at next weekend’s Summer 2025 Stitching in the Mountains Retreat. As we have a new…

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New Cottage Garden Threads colour conversions

One of the great joys of my work has been finding good people to work with – and Cottage Garden Threads are one of my favourite collaborators and friends. As an early champion of their beautiful threads (and an explorer of the innovative things we stitchers can do with them!), it’s heartwarming to see how…

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Stay Strong

A free design in thanks… Being part of the stitching community is such a privilege and a comfort. It’s been a difficult time, and I wanted to create a small design to offer you in thanks for your kindness, and to celebrate the resilience of even the most fragile-seeming life. I love those moments when…

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‘Hope is the thing with feathers’

Featured in Autumn 2025 Just Cross Stitch Magazine It’s such an honour to have a design featured in Just Cross Stitch! I was asked late last year to contribute to their “Inspired by a sampler” series, and my mind (typically going sideways) took the brief in a slightly different direction. Although I am constantly inspired…

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