Slow Stitching: The Art of Mindful Embroidery

[@poppydaniels9855]

I grew up very poor too. Being far away from civilization you could say. 150 miles from the nearest town which was also small. I wore pass me downs and also my mom used to bleach the cotton bags she bought the mealiemeal in and made my underwear. It was lovely and soft after the bleach process. I believe as long as you are clean and not wearing dirty clothes I don't care whether it's patched or mended.❤

[@marionsworld24]

Me neither now. But 50 - 60 years ago things were different.

[@carolvenables3970]

Oh wow x

[@alisonsanderson1770]

When l was young about 8 or 9 we lived in South Africa. My father was an alcoholic so mum and my brother and l were poor white folks in an apartheid world. I remember my mum sewing a school uniform for me from the legs of my father's trousers. I don't remember feeling poor. Just happy that my uniform was grey like the others. I think you have to hold your head up high and walk proud. Now in my 70th year and living in Canada l sometimes despair at the waste and over indulgence of society nowadays. But mum always said be thankful for what you have.

[@mimiandthemuse]

That's such a heartwarming story. Love ❤

[@mimiandthemuse]

​@alisonsanderson1770 a fellow Canadian here. I'm shocked at the waste as well and try my best to practice slow living. Getting better at it. ❤

[@mswetra2610]

Hi Marion, I have been watching you for about a year, and one of the many things I love is that you have come so far and stayed the same. You are just your beautiful self, and you encourage all of us to be ourselves as well. The first time I heard you say, "Use what you have!" I was hooked. Thank you so much for sharing your many talents😊 Newbies or experienced everyone can enjoy your channel. ❤

[@marionsworld24]

😊💐🪡🧵🌿🌸

[@Pam-tx5zd]

I agree. I love it when you tubers do it all themselves and don't bother with these companies trying to promote them as it changes the things we love about them

[@deniseedmonds3070]

Ýour children must be so proud of how much you've achieved since starting your KZbin channel. Well done you! I'd just like to add that as an ardent fan, I too am proud of you. I'm also very proud of what I have achieved since subscribing to your channel. I'm no longer shy about showing my work . I've loved every minute of viewing and stitching along with you. 😊Yhank you Marion ❤

[@marionsworld24]

That's so lovely to read Denise. Thank you for your kind words and also I'm so happy that you've been encouraged to keep stitching along. The more we practice things the more confident we get in our own abilities..

[@TinekeGelder]

I was wearing mended clothes too and as you I wasn’t happy about it but times are changing and at the beginning of Summer my husband asked me if I could mend his trousers and I did and liked it. Your work is as always lovely. Thank you for sharing. Love Tineke

[@ljshaw8516]

Your Threads of Time are so very lovely! I wore second hand and mended clothes...it had a stigma for sure! Don't worry Marion - there's folks out there that are just ready to jump on anything they find the slightest piece wrong in their mind! Life is too short for such small mindedness. You're marvelous.♥

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks for the support ☺️💐

[@pamlacey136]

This page turned out to be so beautiful! What a nice memory also since it contains the last of that wonderful thread that you had in your tangle, I love it.

[@gailreece9670]

There are many people who mention you in their videos. You need not be embarrassed you are a true artist. I hope at some point you write a book. This page is gorgeous ❤

[@marionsworld24]

I didn't realise...thank you 💐

[@margaretbailey7337]

Hi Marion; I was the fifth girl in my family and almost all my clothes were hand-me-downs. By the time I got them they were full of patches. My mother didn’t realize it but she was another Picasso. At Easter time my mother would make me a dress sometimes from feedsack fabric. She would make little pantaloons to go with it too. I was so proud. We were very poor. I started sewing when I turned five years old - many years ago.

[@marionsworld24]

I think many of us of a certain age have memories like this in our family history ☺️ But most probably younger people these days won't have. Unless they've had people like us who took up sewing because we enjoyed it at the time. There's that period in the 70's and 80's where it was seriously uncool to be doing anything handmade. At least.. that was my experience as a young woman who used to do knitting in her dinner hour! 😅

[@donnagraves2304]

@@marionsworld24 very uncool in the 70-80’s for the most part. Exceptions were made in the 70’s hippie time. Claire’s jeans with inserts on the side, Way Cool.

[@donnagraves2304]

Flair inserts for jeans

[@Weamee]

Wow Marion, an interview, what an honor. We are so proud of you! Well deserved recognition for your artistic talent. Of course we already knew you were talented!

[@marionsworld24]

☺️💐🧵🪡

[@amyanderson6746]

Marion, I grew up in a family with 3 girls (I was the middle). We weren't poor but both of my parents had grown up very poor and remained thrifty. Every August, before the school year began, my mother would line the 3 of us up and have us try on all the school dresses, to see which dresses fit which girl, and then she would shorten some and lengthen others, as needed. She never cut off the excess fabric when she shortened a dress because she might need to lengthen it the following year. My husband's family was the same and we are both thrifty to this day, even when we don't need to be. I like living this way and we have fabulous thrift stores in my city. Also...wouldn't Michael be SO excited and proud to know that you're being interviewed for all the world to see!! I can't wait to tune in.

[@marionsworld24]

Yes..big hems so they could be let down as you grew!

[@sheilabennett3289]

Dear Marion, I really enjoyed stitching this page... from arranging the background to embroidering with all white. A very pleasing page ❤❤❤. Thank you

[@marionsworld24]

☺️

[@k3n.clothtales]

It won't surprise you to hear that I love this page. 😁❤️ Looking forward to listening to you on the Instagram live interview, you will be great. ❤❤❤

[@marionsworld24]

I'm so glad you like it. This is sort of the project I spoke to you about before. I just had to do it in the end. I wanted to just see what happened. I'm really happy with the result ... :)

[@MarekaMartin]

Best of luck with your interview. You'll be brilliant.

[@del1336]

Hi Marion 👋 It’s so interesting what you’ve said about your perspective on the historical repair techniques. I too, have felt a bit prickly about it and haven’t really got to the bottom of why, other than to say that it may be from a combination of my own experience of having a tough time financially right now, and through my interest in living history and archeology. History was written about the upper echelons of society and there is little in the surviving written record of how the ordinary folk lived their lives day to day. So, in the late 20th & 21st Century West we tend to look at things from a romanticised perspective, because we have the luxury of being able to do that. We are spoiled now. Even as I struggle to keep the roof over my head and, sometimes, food in my belly, I don’t forget that I am still spoiled compared to my ancestors. I am interested in the historical mending techniques, because they are historical, and bear the signature of human resilience and resourcefulness which has enabled our species’ survival for the past 30,000 or so years. I found your channel because I was looking for a British KZbinr that I could learn tips & tricks from, in order to make-do and mend clothing, because I have a need to do more of that now. However, I’m a 70’s child, when handmade stuff was looked down on, as was being a ”homemaker”, so I wasn’t taught those skills as a child, despite really wanting to learn. All of that cultural shift appears to have coincided precisely with the introduction of the Credit Card in the 1960’s (in Britain) and because it was being heavily marketed as being “your flexible friend” that will enable you to have everything you want, shop bought, which would save you time and effort…and you’re worth it, blah blah blah…My mother used to make & mend our clothes when we were small children and then, suddenly, she stopped. I wouldn’t mind betting it was the direct result of her getting her first credit card, come to think of it 🤔 …and, through that marketing, like everyone else, being made to believe that handmade and repaired was inferior / to be scorned. It’s very sad, particularly for those, like you, that truly suffered in the playground because of it. Thankfully I still want to learn how to “be a homemaker “, because I feel fulfilled while practicing & honing those skills, and there are, mercifully, people like you who are willing to share your knowledge. I also feel that we need to fully resurrect the traditional craft skills now more than ever. It continues to boggle my mind when I see comments from people who clearly enjoy stitching on purely aesthetic projects, but can’t seem to make the transition over to making their own clothing. I may be considered weird, but I struggle with doing purely aesthetic stitching, particularly when I have a pile of repairs to do. Thankfully, as you said, since visible mending has become fashionable I can practice embroidery stitches while also doing my mending. In fact, I did exactly that this morning on a t-shirt that my dog stole and put his teeth through. He’s a regular offender, hence the pile of repairs. 🙄🤭I just like my stuff and my “work” to be both pretty and have a purpose, and that applies to most things in my world, but function will always take precedence when time, energy and opportunity are limited. I’ve often been told that I was born in the wrong decade. Maybe that’s why I feel and do as I do? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@magdastar2249]

You are certainly not alone feeling that way.

[@marionsworld24]

Great to read this Del. Even though it's taken me ages to get around to! I totally agree with you. I got married in the late 70's and was always the odd one out, doing my knitting in my work lunch hour or sewing something. Girls of my age just weren't doing those things, at least not where I was. So I never knew anyone else who had the same interests. My dad repaired the old car, my Mam made clothes to earn money, Grandma made our school uniforms and cardigans, Granda repaired chairs and did woodwork. I came from a family where making things was an ordinary thing to do. Cut to all these years later andbecause I wasn't on social media or had any interest in the computer etc. I just had no idea that anyone would be interested in anything I did. It was just stuff I made. I definitely got a surprise! My sister and I have always said we were born too late. However..she thinks we would have been in some big house doing embroidery. I said we'd have probably been the scullery maids!!!

[@LouiseTichenor]

Your flower looks like a dandelion seed ball. I love watching you sew

[@juttaoden6196]

Hello Marion, I want to live in your tangle!😂 Now there is room since you have used up all the white thread.😂❤ I've been stitching on a thrifted set of premarked quilt pieces. I was lucky enough to find two sets of these which would normally make a bed cover. But I will use them for all kinds of different projects. Your videos are so very motivating and inspiring!! I love the white on blue and it did turn out very beautiful. I am doing a black thread on white with one of the quilt pieces. It will look like one of those pages out of a colouring books for adults. It is so nice to see you smile!❤ And congratulations on your interview coming up!!!🎉🎉🎉 Good luck!!! You are a very talented artist!! You deserve a spot among the other ones even if you haven't written a book!! Greetings from USA, Jutta💐🌞🙋‍♀️

[@marionsworld24]

😊💐💐💐

[@wandabarnett9159]

Absolutely beautiful piece, Marion! And you have given me an idea. Like you, I have iron-on transfers - a small suitcase full! They were passed down from my grandmothers, and my mother was about to throw them in the trash when I saved them. They were just so beautiful, but I've never done anything with them. Now I'm seeing them transferred and stitched on a slow-stiched background, maybe in just two colors. I'm excited to try it out now, but I need to get through a stack of Christmas gift projects first. I'm also excited about your live interview. It is good that your amazing talent is receiving the recognition it deserves. You are an inspiration!

[@viviancothros5541]

This page Marion, is another work of art. It's the most succesful experiment, balanced and beautiful. I'm looking for words to express how much I enjoy seeing your work and listening to your wise comments and feeling the joy in your process, your voice. Every visit to Marion's World is a wonderful moment. Thank you so much for sharing your love of art and craft with us. ❤

[@marionsworld24]

Thank you Vivian. I really appreciate this

[@EllenBenfield]

I found your channel several months ago. I’m nearly 72 and have not tried any type of embroidery since childhood. Now I am busy adding to my stash and learning so much from you. I create fidget mats for memory care patients and see how I can add additional texture to my projects with this skill. Thank you. EHB Raleigh, NC

[@jeanettepetersen3514]

Please explain: what is a fidget mat? It sounds intriguing.

[@EllenBenfield]

@ A fidget mat is a sensory aid for dementia. They can also be used for autism or stroke and other challenges. I found them when searching KZbin. I add more fabric texture than some and also thrift items on baby rattles or large beads to slide. I also thrift small purses because the zippers are already in place for the person to open and close. I hope this helps. They are fun to create.

[@marionsworld24]

That's brilliant Ellen! I've seen the sort of thing you're making. They're so helpful. I'm glad you're enjoying my channel 🧵🪡☺️

[@LJones-uu4xy]

Thank you! It is refreshing to hear someone that at least partially understands Boro & Sashiko. And doesn’t try to lump them together. I enjoy your videos!

[@carolreid9755]

Thank you Marion for your video and sharing this page in your fabric adventure. I do agree with you regarding mending. I remember as a little girl my mother sewing a ladder in her stockings. Problem is everything is so disposable today. I overhead a man saying a button had popped off his shirt, it went in the bin, his wife does not sew. My thought sew it yourself then. All school blazers were bought slightly large so we would grew into it and it would last a long time. Make do and mend came before cast off and buy again. I think most of our generation can sew (a button at least) and cook from scratch . I was asked by a young friend the other day how long to cook carrots, they only ever used frozen. 😲 . Congratulations to the winners of the tickets,have a lovely time and Marion you will be great at your interview, we keep saying you are an artist so enjoy it. I am not on social media but I am sure it will be a hit.

[@marionsworld24]

Make do and mend over here too Carol. I agree about the button sewing too. Surely anyone should be able to do something like that you would think! I also cook from scratch. It doesn't have to take hours. I can have a fresh meal on the table in 20 minutes if I want to. Also it's a different way of looking at food I think. People say to themselves 'What do I want to eat?' I look in the fridge and cupboard and say 'What have I got that needs cooking?' Totally different in outlook..

[@elainebramson7042]

Fabulous end to the blue page! I grew up using hand me downs. It was not lack of money really, it was maybe not letting barely worn items go to waste. My 4 daughters grew up using used clothes as well even though i bought them something new every now and then. I can understand how some people may feel embarrassed but I still did it. My grandkids also use hand me downs and get many used clothes from others and are happy to wear them. Can't wait to hear/see what you have in store for November!!! Your interview will go perfectly! Congrats on that! 🎉

[@donnacarraway9182]

Oh Marion, with you teaching us, I think we could build another Eiffel Tower!!💕Donna

[@marionsworld24]

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[@debzehr3244]

Tangle as a life form. I love it. 😊 Varied shades of blue with off white embroidery. My favorite. 💖💖💖 I especially like your large fantasy flowers.

[@jacquelineknox1977]

You always amaze me Marion with your creative stitching. I am not a fan of the slow stitching - putting different fabrics together in what I see as a messy arrangement. You have changed my opinion completely with the way you originally arranged the fabrics and then proceeded to embroider the garden. Such a beautiful result. Take care xx

[@marionsworld24]

😊👍

[@tinakohout5891]

I love listening you while we are both crafting...and what you said made me giggle: The soft cotton must feel out of the moon because its used now after 20 something years lying around😂😂😂. Sending you lots of good vibes🎉

[@marionsworld24]

😅 I think it's so pleased to be stitched at last!

[@Celeste2526-2me]

I think of the big flowerheads in your composition as dandelion seadheads and the small blossoms as similar to the those on magnolia stellata, which I love. I don't know whether you agree with me but I just love the way you come up on the spot with your motifs. Also appreciate the extent of your knowledge of the botanical world that you're able to recreate on a piece of fabric. Magical!!

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks Celeste 💐🪡🧵

[@ConniePloch]

Each time you stitch a page, I think it’s my favorite and then you show another stunning piece! So beautiful 😻

[@marionsworld24]

💐🧵🪡

[@AngelaColeman-b6i]

Hello Marion. This latest page for your journal is exquisite - an absolute joy to watch. And your evident delight in the process is completely infectious. Enjoy your time being interviewed. I’m sure it will be a great experience which all those tuning in will find interesting, exciting informative, inspiring etc. etc. Have a great week.

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks Angela

[@nicolebeauchamp7622]

Congratulations on our interview. Your slow stitched piece is fantastic ❤ Australus

[@WendyAnneLewis-1058]

How special the cream soft cotton must feel, after waiting 20 years in the tangle, then becoming the co-star of the blue page! I loved the embroidery today, especially the seed heads and flowers. ❤

[@marionsworld24]

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[@helengibson8196]

You are so modest, Marion. Of course people would want to interview you. You are an amazing woman. This embroidery is stunning as usual. I love how you take the complexity out of embroidery and yet sew items that look so complex. I would love to see you do something more difficult. You do you. Congratulations to all the winners 🌷

[@ConnieShoemaker]

“Let it be and see what happens” is a great life lesson🥰. You say that all the time and it’s stuck in my mind now! I think everything you do is at master level, so bring on the “hard” one. 😂. I’d love to see/do it with you❤️. Great video. Wonderful work. Good luck with the interview 🥰🥰

[@marionsworld24]

It's not that it's actually difficult .. more like people will just think it is..🤔

[@magdastar2249]

Between you and K3n I have certainly learned soooo much about fabric and stitching. I grew up with a German Mother who was an excellent seamsress and did all types of needlework, knitting, crocheting etc. I wish I would have appreciated all the work at a young age. I think it was taken for granted. You are soooo talented and a pleasure to watch and listen to. Please continue and enjoy your success. 👍💖🧵🪡

[@marnsimpson8718]

Your videos always make me smile. Thank You

[@lindaherrington6291]

Oh thank you Marion, I can't believe I've won a pair of tickets, I'll be in touch with you! I went to the show last year and loved it and its exciting to be going again. Yet another lovely piece finished, and I think that tangle thread after all these years deserved to see the light of day and fulfil it's potential. 😀 I'm not sure what you have in mind with regard to something more difficult, but even if it's beyond my capabilities I for one still enjoy watching and learning. Good luck with the interview, and thanks again.

[@marionsworld24]

Hurrah Linda. I was so pleased to see your name come up! I'll give you the code to use when I get your message ☺️💐

[@shariestranathan7488]

This "experimental "page makes me think of our (Vermont) winter land scape. As the sun sets the light makes everything look blue and white. The plants that have gone to seed are covered with frost and shimmer in the twilight . Very beautiful!

[@marionsworld24]

Sounds beautiful Sharie..

[@dianpapay7927]

This is so pretty. The white cotton stands out beautifully on the various blues. I do love the feel of the layers fabrics when slow stitched. The soft quilted feel is very comforting. I enjoyed watching you complete this page very much.

[@trishjoyce9882]

Oh Marion ❣️ My face is splitting with pride! I have been following you since the beginning and while I don’t comment often these days , I just had to say how proud and happy for you I feel. You deserve all the recognition you receive because of the person you are as well as your bottomless font of talent so generously shared with us. This blue and white page is so calming and cheerful, I love it. Best wishes my KZbin friend, lovely to see your smile again. Love Trish🇦🇺🦋🌻

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks so much Trish.. I feel I'm getting into a better space after a difficult summer 💐

[@cathiapizetta4957]

It looks really beautiful! I didn’t think it would turn out so good, back when you started!! I’m amazed! Thank you for sharing Marion!❤

[@marionsworld24]

Sometimes you just have to keep going and trust the process will see you through 🧵🪡

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

Marion, I love the white flowers on the blue, so clean and fresh feeling. But, I would not be able to decide a favorite page from all the others, they are all beautiful. Congrats to the winners.💙

[@lilysmith8001]

Oh Marion, you have inspired me to stitch personalised Christmas cards for my nearest and dearest this year. I spend hours stitching, I am loving every minute and I am so proud of the final results. I hope my family will be too. Thank you dear Marion x

[@bmnegus3772]

This so lovely. Thank you for all the joy and inspiration you bring. It is so good to see how your 'You Tube' confidence has grown over the year and yet you are still so much yourself.

[@marionsworld24]

Thank you. I suspect that, as with most things , practice gives you more confidence.. and then you can relax and enjoy whatever it is.. :)

[@joysedgwick812]

Ooooh gold work coming?? I love watching you create, I haven’t sewn along with you this year but your videos can be watched again…. I have plans!! This page is particularly inspirational as I love blue and white.

[@christinekeay8456]

Love this embroidery and such a contrast to the Jacobean embroidery on the other side, My great aunt made a lot of my clothes when I was small, cut from the good parts of other family garments. Jumpers were hand knitted, often from rugged down adult ones. I am writing this wearing a jumper I darned a few weeks ago, it had to wait till a ball of wool in a close colour turned up in my local charity shop!

[@janbuckley1]

Congratulations to the lucky winners! That page is beautiful Marion, a lovely refreshing piece of stitching without airs and graces 😊. I look forward to this mystery project, I wonder what can it be? 🤓. I also look forward to Friday! I will watch that for sure! Sending you hugs 💕

[@Vera-y8m]

Lovely job Marion. Those flowers you've made remind me of the seed heads of alliums. I bring leek seed heads into the house as they are nice too but less expensive than the fancy ones. I wore a lot of hand me downs as I was the smallest though not the youngest of 4 girls and only had a new outfit of my own for my Confirmation and eldest sisters wedding. My next new clothes came when I was working and earning well enough to buy my own.

[@marionsworld24]

Yip same here.. The first new dress I had was one my husband ( then boyfriend) bought for me. It was hard to believe I could wear something no-one else had worn before..

[@Turtledovegrove]

It is wonderful...I keep looking at it and imagine it done in deep burgundy reds and that white work....stunning...tfs always..

[@elizabethlang7572]

That is SO beautiful, Marion. And such a wonderful chat. Very inspiring!!!

[@MarianneColgrove]

Absolutely beautiful, and so much fun to watch it come together. I love the idea that the thread is happy to be used after all this time living in the tangle.

[@marionsworld24]

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[@loraineeverard9760]

Wonderful, Marion! Looking forward to seeing the next page, so exciting! Xxx

[@paulinedonnelly6077]

PS .... oooh, I'm intrigued what's coming up with the next page 🤗🤗🤗🤗😘😘

[@marionsworld24]

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[@sherireynolds4352]

Hi Marion, I absolutely love this style of stitching you have done here - so organic and not frilly, there really is beauty in simplicity. Thank you so much for sharing your art with us. Sending my deepest thanks from Tennessee💮🌻

[@marionsworld24]

I really loved stitching this. I'm super happy with how it turned out 😊

[@kathwallace1811]

Good luck with the interview❤

[@marionsworld24]

Thank you..

[@alisons3198]

Mariane you are such a lovely warm inspirational human. Love it all. Also, Thank you. 💝

[@TheCatlady63]

The blue background helps the white stand out , it's lovely.

[@marionsworld24]

Blue and white is definitely a classic combination!

[@darillhall1958]

It’s beautiful Marion. I’ll give it a go soon. I have a mountain of spring cleaning to do here first and then I can play. Love the all white embroidery on the blue.❤

[@jacquelinebergman6431]

I love how your modern page turned out and I am looking forward to watching your interview with Claire on Instagram. I am also excited to see what you have in store for the next page!

[@anneemmett6868]

Thank you Marian I really loved this page your large daisy flowers are a great idea using simple stitches to great effect. I also grew up in a household where things were repaired and my mother hand sewed simple dresses for my sister and myself from older clothes we didn’t think anything of it. 😊❤

[@marionsworld24]

Maybe ours was the last generation to do it though... I suppose people like us are passing those skills down hopefully 🪡🧵🤞

[@lucillecash3046]

I love the contrast of your blue and white tones and that chain stitch flower with the pistol stitch is gorgeous ❤

[@marionsworld24]

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[@kathiebumpers1767]

So beautiful! Would love to see this stitching you are thinking of doing. Would be interesting!

[@mozhr32]

Hello Marion!😊 This is turning into such a BEAUTIFUL page!! How I wish I lived over seas near you so we could have a cup of tea, do some stitching together or take a walk thru your garden! You'll do great with your interview! You deserve the recognition for your talent!! Love your videos! Until next time!💐🙏🥰

[@marionsworld24]

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[@darillhall1958]

Wore patched clothes to school too. Was tormented daily for it. Now patches are in an so are pants torn at the knee, thigh and backside. Funny part is they buy them that way and it costs more for the torn jeans then a pair of pants without the holes. Keep going Marion you are doing just grand. Thankyou for being who you are❤❤

[@marionsworld24]

Been there Darill. Hopefully times have changed some. And the visible mending looks beautiful too..

[@PatriciaWiegold]

Another beautiful page Marion. I can't wait to see the November page.❤

[@craftyazshabbyshacjude3297]

Just love it and all that stitching. Take a deep Breath and go for it. Will see you at the interview xx

[@kaynemeth4036]

Hello Marion, another wonderful video, and beautiful stitches.

[@RedKittieKat]

Love the page!! It's so lovely. And congratulations to the winners!! 🧡

[@kittybaxter2228]

What a beautiful page. I love the way you see what you want to do next, then you do it and it looks absolutely right. All the parts are lovely and as a whole piece, it’s really beautiful. Of course you are an artist and very inspiring.

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks for thinking so, but I'm just a person who loves to make things 😊

[@susanchesworth9705]

Beautiful as always, accompanied by your gentle voice and your thoughts on the work and life in general ❤.

[@susanbeattie9333]

Your piece ended up looking lovely and as always it was such a joy to listen to you as you stitched. Good luck for Friday with your interview and I’ll be listening x❤

[@marionsworld24]

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[@lizettetoron8475]

It is beautiful and inspiring🫶🏻. Looking forward to your interview - you deserve it so much🌷🌺💗🥰

[@mariannagrobler8288]

Hi Marion. I just found your page recently. Your work inspired me to try something similar. I live in South Africa. In Pretoria, one of our main cities's. looking forward to seeing what is next. Your work is exquisite..love and good wishes from my house to yours

[@marionsworld24]

Thank you Marianna. Happy stitching ☺️🧵🪡

[@naraneyup7067]

Hi Marion, I do love your videos so much and your teaching is amazing. Thank you for being YOU ❤

[@marionsworld24]

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[@sheilabennett3289]

Your page is beautiful ❤ I'm enjoying following along and stitching with you. Just a lovely assortment of stitches ❤ Congratulations to the ticket winners 🎉 Congratulations, Marion, for your growing channel 🎉. No surprise... ❤❤❤

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks Sheila..

[@donnafontaine8784]

That is sooooo beautiful. I just LOVE ❤ IT SOOOOO MUCH.

[@joenperkins2138]

Congratulations ladies. 🎉. Marion the embroidery looks wonderful on the blue. Hugs and blessings ❤

[@shinybreesilver3264]

Another lovely piece Marion. Blue is my favorite color, so whenever I get to this page I will be able to use lots of blue scraps I’ve been keeping. I specially love how simple this page is and how amazing it looks

[@marionsworld24]

Me too! Yours will look beautiful too 😊💐🪡🧵

[@jenniek4617]

What a wonderful video Marion. I’m so pleased for your continued success. Enjoy your IG live stream on Friday 🌸

[@rebecca-familyrich7764]

I’m so enjoying your pages. Beautiful. And you’re such a lovely lady

[@kathwallace1811]

This is amazing so beautiful and a delight watching it all come to life❤thank you again Marion❤

[@christinekallaras5131]

Loved this page with the combination of slow stitch and traditional embroidery I'm looking forward to the next page. Thanks Chris x

[@cibowers4]

I love watching your videos and all your stitching! ❤

[@annadpusser164]

One of the most beautiful Works you’ve done , Marion!! Stunning!!!🌟❣️🌟❣️🌟

[@marionsworld24]

💐

[@joanieann6179]

Hello Marion, from Manitoba, Canada. ❤ One of the first of your videos that I came across was when you started assembling the pieces of blue fabric for this page. I wondered how it would turn out and I must say I am very impressed. Such good ideas and so beautiful! I had never seen this kind of work before - the free flowing of ideas. I am so excited to get into my fabric stash and threads and paints and all those art mediums I have collected over the past 50 years, and finally, something touches my heart and stirs my creative side. After researching different ways to use up scraps, these books and pages,and bags that you create are so lovely. I'm now watching your first videos while following your current ones. So very enjoyable. ❤ Louise

[@marionsworld24]

Oh I'm so glad you've enjoyed it Louise. It's lovely to feel I've connected with people from all over through doing my embroidery. Thank you and I hope you enjoy using up your stash of fabric in some lovely creative ways...🧵🪡☺️

[@joanieann6179]

@marionsworld24 I'm sure I will! 🥰

[@donnacarraway9182]

I looked up 5 pm UK time in Mountain time ( for Colorado) and I think it’s 10:00 am since the UK will be on GMT. P.S. Marion, we are all super proud of you and we all want to see your interview…it’s something like having our fairy godmother being interviewed!! I hope that it’s tons of fun! Yay Marion!!💕Donna

[@marionsworld24]

Oh my goodness Donna! You're making me smile and blush at the same time.. I've spent my life just stitching away at things and never thinking I was doing anything different from anyone else. I still think there's many people around who are just quietly getting on with it and no-one ever knows just what they can do or are capable of ☺️

[@sheilaslater4439]

I really enjoyed this Marion,it's very beautiful.thank you

[@steamingiron]

Oh, Marion that page is stunning and I have delighted in every stitch you've made. Thank you for all the pleasure you bring xx

[@joykeating7342]

Your page looks magnificent...can't wait to try your big flower on mine, it looks a bit like a dandelion seed head....so lovely thank you for the inspiration ❤

[@donnagraves2304]

This is very beautiful. Yes, agree about mending or associating patches & mending with poor. That is how I frew up- if you had patches your where poor. So I’m loving this new faze (fashion) That patches and mending is very cool.

[@marionsworld24]

It is 🧵🪡

[@lisasternenkind6467]

Thank you again, Marion, for this inspirational piece of artwork. ❤

[@pattylorenz6811]

You have inspired me to make a bag out of a thrifted blouse

[@deblee1958]

Another beautiful work of art, your stitching is so beautiful. I have learned so much from watching your videos. The Instagram interview chat was wonderful.

[@marionsworld24]

Thank you. Claire was easy to chat with 😊

[@lindaleggett3929]

I am from the US and I experienced the same thing as I grew up and I do know who Dolly Parton is have loved her music for many years. I think what you are working on is very pretty and I love blue. I have seen some your videos and they me ideas to do some myself. Thanks from Mississippi.

[@marionsworld24]

You're most welcome Linda. Thank you for watching and sending me a comment..

[@gailgaddy5340]

The page is lovely. Congratulations on the interview. I’ll try to tune in. I don’t mind mended clothes. I grew up in the 50/60s and mom sewed our clothes. When my kids were little I Sewed their clothes but not when they were teenagers.😊

[@marionsworld24]

I don't mind now... though I did when I was young. I mended my children's clothes and have always bought second hand. My point though is that it wasn't really a thing you told people about... in the way that it's classed as thrifty and eco minded and creative now.

[@gayeelder8255]

What an inspiration this became! And yes , you did achieve that harmonious unity. I hope to begin a scroll sampler of slow stitching soon, so this is very timely.

[@marionsworld24]

🪡🧵

[@cynthiaroberts7809]

Love this page so much! Congratulations to you girls who won the tickets! Can't wait to see your interview!

[@paulalister80]

Looks lovely Marion. Congratulations to the two winners I am sure you will have fun. The background looks so pretty and the stitches just add to this lovely piece of hand sewing.

[@cathyflower4790]

Oh Marion, you have such an infectious smile and are useless at hiding it - I used to get into trouble at school as I couldn’t hide a grin either if I found something funny. I can’t think of anyone more worthwhile to be interviewed- an easy interview she’ll just need to push your button and sit back and listen lol Don’t ever let the site change you - keep to your principles you give the rest of us courage ❤️

[@marionsworld24]

Thanks so much Cathy ☺️

[@AmyDvorak-t7r]

@@marionsworld24 Agree, you give us courage. Thank you.

[@franwilson9324]

I so wish I could give you 10 thumbs up instead of just one! You definitely enrich my world with your charming, so talented, yet modest self. The blue piecing with white embroidery is on of my favourite of your creations. I will definitely be attempting my own version.

[@rachelmurguia9874]

What a beautiful piece you stitched! I love how textural the background is, but it doesn't detract from your wonderful embroidery. Well, I was 20 videos behind, but I have finally caught up. I missed your live streams, so I hope you have another one.

[@marionsworld24]

I'm sure I will. Thanks Rachel ☺️

[@pamelavandy290]

Love this page Marion. Like you I wore hand me down clothes, also re knitted jumpers. My mum would pull out outgrown or worn out jumpers and re knit them. I have wound many a ball of wool! ❤

[@marionsworld24]

Yes.. that's exactly it..🧶