https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog daily 1.0 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/61aa3803-240a-4eec-8acf-2c2765738c01/VikiJenkinsFlatlayhoops2.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/7a6903e8-d040-4fdf-9b10-5bff15ea27e7/Thread%2BMeditations%2BLogo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1724940977872-RYJ2NSYB175RK1TR5HQK/mandala+hoops3.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/07d6c99d-4eba-431e-bb79-e42c913cfe25/IMG_1949.PNG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/4aad38d9-522c-4a52-8778-1932ebc98349/IMG_1950.PNG https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/the-poetry-of-plants monthly 0.5 2023-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1b218c1f-2ca3-46f8-944f-17dfc719922f/IMG_0906.JPG Blog - The Poetry of Plants - Make it stand out Leaves couched from an original blind contour drawing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/c20f90a3-95fa-4e79-a7f5-a21233ac39a5/IMG_1343.jpg Blog - The Poetry of Plants - Make it stand out Drawing from photographs in my sketchbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/ee9b585d-fa1e-49b4-a1f1-ad4da3de71e1/IMG_1351.jpg Blog - The Poetry of Plants - Make it stand out Photograph of a Dahlia in the walled garden at Waterperry Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/94f97eb4-04ef-430b-8c53-0e84e67c91f3/IMG_1360.jpg Blog - The Poetry of Plants - Make it stand out Dahlia stitched using long and short stitch filling with stem stitch outlines. https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/a-year-of-exploration monthly 0.5 2023-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/7b5aac6f-21c6-449d-a569-871cb879f68d/IMG_1234.jpg Blog - A Year of Exploration - Make it stand out Bead embroidery from a kit by Imogen Melissa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/376abc65-0eca-4c54-a71c-6e8ac77c3f23/IMG_1348.jpg Blog - A Year of Exploration - Make it stand out Drawing of spring blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a02b74b0-456d-4df2-804a-d49f6a9caa55/IMG_1355.jpg Blog - A Year of Exploration - Make it stand out Embroidered dahlia flower with beads and goldwork. https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/getting-clear-on-my-focus monthly 0.5 2023-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/3a132e0a-b164-4109-b71e-b06bb9264617/IMG_1089.jpg Blog - Getting clear on my focus - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/creative-challenges monthly 0.5 2023-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a5f66248-8504-43d9-a244-791577382a56/IMG_1085.jpg Blog - Creative Challenges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/06b86606-209e-464f-a7db-6523a8aaa57c/IMG_1083.jpg Blog - Creative Challenges - Make it stand out Detail of my new moodboard https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/explore-word-of-the-year-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-01-03 https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/new-year-planning monthly 0.5 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/d58332e7-ad31-4395-af44-a54a7e516fc4/IMG_1081.jpg Blog - New Year Planning - Make it stand out The January spread in my planner for 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1672417294954-9URDW1AMNB0OT76BL7R7/unsplash-image-ogYRV8cfsBo.jpg Blog - New Year Planning - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Annie Spratt at Unsplash https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/annual-review-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1671809487828-9PTOBYWA6ZSGWN537VG2/unsplash-image-ICbzEJfPfAY.jpg Blog - Annual Review 2022 - Make it stand out Image courtesy of Zane Lee at Unsplash https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/finding-joy-in-the-process monthly 0.5 2022-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/2cb4fb11-61ac-4ba8-a52e-2eeb6759b263/VQZSE0121.JPG Blog - Finding Joy in the Process - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/clearing-out-the-clutter monthly 0.5 2022-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/abb9060e-53a5-4360-9b24-a4e3628c3a90/IMG_1058.jpg Blog - Clearing out the Clutter - Make it stand out Pages from my research sketchbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/718f40a5-cbab-4a0e-82f1-444d2a0ad233/IMG_1060.jpg Blog - Clearing out the Clutter - Make it stand out An inspirational quote that I came across recently https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1f9d0d99-aef3-4834-a432-bc25e63bc48e/IMG_1061.jpg Blog - Clearing out the Clutter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/october-2022-review monthly 0.5 2022-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/2fa98072-5cd1-4093-876f-e4fb0a850e76/IMG_1040.jpg Blog - October 2022 review - Make it stand out ‘Wanderers: A History of Women Walking’ by Kerri Andrews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/851284fd-1d55-4cc7-9017-d3b59f18697a/IMG_1039.jpg Blog - October 2022 review - Make it stand out Collage using magazine images and words from book pages with added drawing https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/isle-of-wight-gardens monthly 0.5 2022-10-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/b2909e7c-2232-42ea-8947-d82302c2e85d/IMG_1027.jpg Blog - Isle of Wight gardens - Make it stand out Coleus display in the glasshouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/8eeb020a-4211-47f9-806d-290e17dabe47/IMG_1028.jpg Blog - Isle of Wight gardens - Make it stand out Border outside the walled garden, Osborne House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/cf869c7f-569b-4784-9d6f-0c83b931fb76/IMG_1012.jpg Blog - Isle of Wight gardens - Make it stand out Agapanthus seedheads https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1df11bbe-cc4f-4fba-a92c-c96c87624942/IMG_1024.jpg Blog - Isle of Wight gardens - Make it stand out The borders of the walled garden at Osborne House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/4fa424e8-f6ce-45d4-a988-54a487fbf301/IMG_1015.jpg Blog - Isle of Wight gardens - Make it stand out Beautiful berries https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/inspired-by-the-sea monthly 0.5 2022-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/2e1c33e6-4aad-4a81-883b-7756f9a2dc8d/IMG_1001.jpg Blog - Inspired by… the sea - Make it stand out Beachcombing joy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/eb88c403-a5b3-412f-9a6b-cb1e76294d94/IMG_1006.jpg Blog - Inspired by… the sea - Make it stand out View of Freshwater Bay from Tennyson Down, Isle of Wight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a11149fd-dbb1-4416-bd6f-b0e66b1a8971/IMG_1002.jpg Blog - Inspired by… the sea - Make it stand out Beautiful shapes and lines of driftwood on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/b55819a2-aafe-4acf-acf6-d970f043ff26/IMG_1003.jpg Blog - Inspired by… the sea - Make it stand out Walking along the beach at Compton Bay, Isle of Wight https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/intuitive-artmaking monthly 0.5 2022-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/96a19fe9-7407-4a06-a60d-81ee2e4c289e/IMG_0908.jpg Blog - Intuitive artmaking - Make it stand out Blind contour drawings in handmade journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/5947af89-05ac-4690-9adf-264dfe6cb249/IMG_0964.jpg Blog - Intuitive artmaking - Make it stand out Collage of magazine, vintage and eco-dyed papers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a4298b7d-ee96-487f-b50e-4b4382a959d8/IMG_0955.jpg Blog - Intuitive artmaking - Make it stand out Slow stitched book cover https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/mini-journals monthly 0.5 2022-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/6678caa2-ebf2-4a67-82bc-ae137751d57d/IMG_0949.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Back cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/f8b00703-afb5-4e20-a0e4-09c3e24dfa54/IMG_0959.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out An inside page spread embellished with buttons and charms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1a838a95-31bb-4977-b8e5-4307d6e1a1e7/IMG_0946.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Another inside spread of paper collage using magazine images and vintage music paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/06b96528-2c9a-48ec-9aa9-6e8529cddf79/IMG_0950.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Front cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1fbc49d4-31fc-44d0-9d76-0248df063c32/IMG_0957.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out The first page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/bc5f8023-2f0f-455f-857d-b75e1c1e122f/IMG_0941.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Front cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/8ae0aca7-796b-48d6-b122-905c86827a8d/IMG_0953.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out An inside page spread https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/6bde89b5-c4a5-40da-8a51-400865ef0816/IMG_0961.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Pages including lace, hand embroidered details and pink heart charm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/4e1503ad-0489-4c83-973f-5cc676782ea3/IMG_0942.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out First page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/ee64a112-72c5-482c-923a-909bbb08aaa6/IMG_0960.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Another inside page spread including fabric collage and embroidery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a4298b7d-ee96-487f-b50e-4b4382a959d8/IMG_0955.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Front cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/2a8b40d6-54a0-48d9-bec1-166e93add60e/IMG_0944.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out An inside spread including a small drawing and paper collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/21654533-92b8-4150-a72d-47023bd25c25/IMG_0963.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out Back cover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/c1d86cbf-e8cd-4894-a4df-d23d088dd203/IMG_0952.jpg Blog - Mini journals - Make it stand out The first page includes paper collage and a dried flower https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/artist-inspiration-drawing monthly 0.5 2022-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/e797bc93-eb3f-4aa4-8700-87079bda715a/IMG_0937.jpg Blog - Artist inspiration - Drawing - Make it stand out A comprehensive book about Beatrix Potter’s art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/eea2e122-806e-4845-97dc-e9012d743860/IMG_0935.jpg Blog - Artist inspiration - Drawing - Make it stand out One of the books I own about Pre-Raphealite art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/5f20c1e6-4271-43f4-bb2e-91e6dd379eaf/IMG_0909.jpg Blog - Artist inspiration - Drawing - Make it stand out Some of my own blind contour drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/731a54b7-bc37-4f57-93b4-e3d99e5b5f8d/ellsworth+kelly.jpg Blog - Artist inspiration - Drawing - Make it stand out One of Ellsworth Kelly’s plant drawings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/8a1260a1-95e6-42d4-9f5c-eb642218dc22/IMG_0936.jpg Blog - Artist inspiration - Drawing - Make it stand out An interesting book about Mackintosh’s flower drawings https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/nature-walks-cliveden monthly 0.5 2022-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/88c1c068-0bbd-4d0d-9b4b-f8286f7bd08b/IMG_0982.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out A tangle of tree trunks and stems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/89d874e4-4712-4f74-8e84-7e713dc16e72/IMG_0989.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out A beautiful mushroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a9d9a13d-6888-4c25-b7ee-a420a17581b8/IMG_0994.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out A carpet of ferns to greet me as I leave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/adaf9a06-f40e-4f21-80cc-27fe3c90a824/IMG_0984.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out Interesting shapes and textures in the undergrowth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/d62bf7b8-7bce-40a7-9e46-865a8d4549fa/IMG_0978.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out Making my way through the woodland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/48a50981-8317-43ff-a5a1-c29e24eda36a/IMG_0979.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out Noticing the interesting texture of the tree bark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/7e7b67d0-ffe5-4cb1-a011-9c564bdc1a27/IMG_0987.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out Treasure on the forest floor - leaves, twigs, pine cones and pebbles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/dec4df2d-daf4-47f0-adf3-182a4449ce2d/IMG_0995.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out The approach to Green Drive, Cliveden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/01eb8e31-efbd-426b-ac0a-8696d5a022ef/IMG_0973.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out I notice that the trees are changing colour with the approach of autumn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/58ef0ce7-3e77-4bb4-b839-9b7b33787e27/IMG_0985.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out Beautiful shades of green in bramble leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/85d861bc-0da1-4f5a-aa0f-5b518af05cb2/IMG_0976.jpg Blog - Nature Walks - Cliveden - Make it stand out Green Drive https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/recording-inspiration monthly 0.5 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/d872e15e-dac4-43f4-94a2-b0367ae71eb8/IMG_0911.jpg Blog - Recording Inspiration - Make it stand out Pages from an ideas book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/fe0bcc96-a771-4681-8a7b-b9332c8bd37c/IMG_0855.jpg Blog - Recording Inspiration - Make it stand out One of my inspiration boards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/60064433-e5b3-46af-b9ec-7d30e7a77613/IMG_0593.JPG Blog - Recording Inspiration - Make it stand out Photograph of a wild orchid taken whilst out walking https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/da4b6718-ca24-4a7d-bdca-729160a269ca/IMG_0933.jpg Blog - Recording Inspiration - Make it stand out Pebbles picked up on the beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/7f620e0b-09b0-4e36-bbef-cc025e6fb817/IMG_0893+%281%29.JPG Blog - Recording Inspiration - Make it stand out Journals are a great place to make a record of inspirations https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/bc2c5c9a-2aa1-4efd-b500-21b2279ab2e4/IMG_0934.jpg Blog - Recording Inspiration - Make it stand out Collections of natural objects in jars and dishes https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/finding-inspiration monthly 0.5 2022-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/8708f604-da70-4394-a0b6-95285acb42db/IMG_0910.jpg Blog - Finding inspiration - Make it stand out Artist inspiration sketchbook https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1fa7cd5a-2486-4c85-915b-63cc3f0fdb6c/IMG_0171.JPG Blog - Finding inspiration - Make it stand out Leaves and berries found on an autumn walk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/78a15c5d-dc20-4924-9448-c4128d62db19/IMG_E0849.JPG Blog - Finding inspiration - Make it stand out Experimenting with different materials on a sketchbook page https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/ce5853b2-c528-49b2-bd2a-637de0ef0b8d/IMG_0594+%282%29.JPG Blog - Finding inspiration - Make it stand out Seedheads photographed on a walk https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/september-2022-review monthly 0.5 2022-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/a746c593-1467-4839-a0b9-726804234ba9/IMG_0998.jpg Blog - September 2022 review - Make it stand out Front cover of my latest ideas book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/dec4df2d-daf4-47f0-adf3-182a4449ce2d/IMG_0995.jpg Blog - September 2022 review - Make it stand out Path through woodland at Cliveden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/b2439cba-8de7-47d2-b5cf-7bea1b24a430/IMG_0997.jpg Blog - September 2022 review - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/05891e8d-fca6-4cfe-9e14-a1ee37935a42/IMG_0968.jpg Blog - September 2022 review - Make it stand out John Ruskin, Moss and Wild Strawberry c. 1873 (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1b218c1f-2ca3-46f8-944f-17dfc719922f/IMG_0906.JPG Blog - September 2022 review - Make it stand out Summer Leaves 1 (detail) https://www.threadmeditations.co.uk/blog/slow-stitches monthly 0.5 2022-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/1661169301512-H4IRDN7M4WJNTV5X4RWU/IMG_0906.JPG Blog - Slow stitches - Make it stand out Couching used to ‘draw’ leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62e524a0dd17d00d532ad4a2/9086ef3d-3f18-45bb-8e52-e60174a0e1bf/french+knot+stitch.jpg Blog - 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