Vegging out with a Crafty Chai
Recently I’ve been going to the dressmaking class at the Darn It & Stitch workshop, Pinworks, in Oxford. I decided that I either had to learn how to use my sewing machine with confidence or I needed to get rid of it. Plus, I’m always rather envious of the sewers on the Great British Sewing Bee. The … Read more Making a skirt at Darn It and Stitch
A few years ago, I found a little pug cushion on Folksy. As my OH & I really wanted a pug, but couldn’t find one to adopt, we settled on the little cushion as a kind of dog-substitute! Our little pug was designed by Sarah Waterhouse. Only recently have I rediscovered Sarah’s amazing hand printed … Read more Tuesday Treat – Sarah Waterhouse Textiles
This week Folksy Finds have a competition based on Textile Love. You simply have to pick 18 images from Folksy that show textiles that you love. In other words, spend some time looking at the pretty handmade things on Folksy and collect the images together! I picked mine & pinned them onto my Textile Love … Read more Textile Love
This week I blogged about replacing some seat pads using fabric from the lovely Melin Tregwynt. While I was doing it, I had an idea about using some of the fabric as placemats. We didn’t have any spares when people came over to tea & I hadn’t found any in the shops that I liked, … Read more Homemade Placemats