Stitching in Italy
We have just returned from a break to Italy, too busy stitching to blog, sorry about that however I am longing to share the news with you now. We had our 8 th visit to Pirapora a family run Agro tourism place that grows all its own fruit and vegetables, even the wine we drink with dinner. The location is perfect, pleasant shady gardens where we stitch, weather allowing, with stunning views of the sea. Everyone stitched their own design which added to interesting discussions and suggestions. As before one outing to an interesting place was all I could encourage them to take – this year we went to a Roman/Norman site Catanzaro. Our English speaking guide who with his knowledge adds a great deal to any of our trips and this time was no exception, we had a visit to an old olive press with the original machinery and an embroiderer’s work studio and saw her working with the silks produced from the silk worms who enjoy the mulberry leaves grown in abundance in the area – we