At the time, the internet was full of cross stitch - if you searched for embroidery, all that came up was cross stitch.
I decided to change that, and, with the support of Bellaonline, I would like to think that I did have a hand in bringing the many techniques of hand embroidery to the notice of the internet.
I have made the very hard decision to stand down from being the Embroidery Editor at Bellaonline, not because my love of embroidery has changed, but because my life has, and I cannot keep up my obligations of writing and posting one article per week.
That doesn't mean the end of my writing about embroidery - it just means it is moving to a different place (here) and I will be able to write at my own pace.
I hope that those of you who have followed me on Bellaonline will continue to do so here, and will share your love of embroidery with me and the world.
