For Johanne, who lives in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, creativity begins at the bottom of her garden. She shares with us her favourite place to stitchā¦
āFlamingo Lodge, my craft space, is named after my flamingo tree, with pretty pink leaves when itās in flower, she explains. āPlus, the fact that I was always injuring my left leg, every two years, hence Flamingo ā standing on one leg!ā
Johanneās journey with cross stitch began over three decades ago, sparked by a meaningful choice of kit. āOver 35 years ago, a kingfisher caught my eye. My father-in-law lived on Kingfisher Road. Challenging myself by starting with a kit, I completed it by following the instructions. From that moment, I became addicted to cross stitch.
āA day in my life does not go byā¦
