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June 30, 2023 SEASONAL CREATIVITY / Stencils / Tutorials

Printing on Fabric with stencils

Hello treasures! I’m here with some useful tips and ideas (rather than a detailed tutorial) on using stencils to print

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April 16, 2020 Free Patterns / SEASONAL CREATIVITY / Tutorials

Spring Blooms Embroidery Pattern – Free Template

Hello lovely ones, how are you? What a worrying and unprecedented time we are living through. The coronavirus is affecting

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February 20, 2020 Free Patterns / SEASONAL CREATIVITY / Tutorials

‘Seed Head Special’ Free Pattern and Tutorial

Hello lovelies! If you follow me on instagram, you will know that I am all about the dried botanicals during

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May 2, 2019 SEASONAL CREATIVITY / Tutorials

Embroidery Hoop ‘Pocket’ Decoration Tutorial

Originally posted 14 December 2018 Hello lovelies! I am ending 2018’s festive crafting here on my blog with an embroidery

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May 1, 2019 SEASONAL CREATIVITY / Tutorials

Embroidered Apple Blossom Wreath Tutorial

Originally posted 13 July 2018 Dear lovelies The first wisps of this embroidered wreath idea floated around in my mind

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May 1, 2019 SEASONAL CREATIVITY / Tutorials

Celebrating Votes For Women with a Seasonal Twist

Originally posted 8 June 2018 Dear lovelies Last week I celebrated one year of blogging and I received so much

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This is the third project I am working on - another fabric book, but with larger pages (see yesterday's post). If you've been following me for a while, you may recognise the kingfisher, who keeps popping up in my work. His creation was originally inspired by sightings of a kingfisher one summer whilst swimming in the ladies pond on Hampstead Heath. The floral design is inspired by vintage sanderson fabric, snippets of which you can see collaged here. The style of my work and the processes I use have evolved over the years and I seem to have arrived somewhere that feels like home. I am typically drawn to a combination of fabric collage and embroidery and I am inspired by nature and the simple joys in life. Although it's tempting and less anxiety inducing to continue stitching behind the scenes, I feel that it is time to find a way forward and to start slowly sharing my work and parts of my life with you again. I have been here, struggling to stay afloat amidst some traumatic stuff happening in my life. All along, I have kept hoping, dreaming and stitching and I have learnt some valuable lessons. One such lesson is that no one can take my creativity from me. It is a driving, core, vital force in my life that I know is my path to thriving rather than just surviving. It is the expression of self that keeps me going. It is my voice reflected in fabric and thread. It is my own validation. It is my joy and delight. It is my peace. You can find all of these lovely things in my shop now - patchwork necklaces, pouches and needle books. Link in bio. Each one is unique as they're made from patchwork leftovers and there's a limited number. Thank you! 💕 Patchwork necklaces made from the 'mini patchworks of joy'. I'm really pleased with how these have turned out. There'll be some available in tomorrow's update - Friday 23rd May at 8.30am BST. This is the front of the experimental collage and embroidery piece I showed you the back of a few posts ago. You can see the collaged strips, the canvas for the embroidery, which will be revealed in full once the self-adhesive stabiliser has been soaked off. I'll then decide how to finish and present it. At the moment, I'm thinking stitch mounting on card, but we'll see! 5 patchwork needle books, available this Friday, made from patchwork offcuts, lined with 100% wool felt, with hand finished binding and inside pockets, including a zipper pocket to hold a small pair of scissors. And of course, made with lots of love and care ❤ These pretty patchwork pouches will be available in a shop update this Friday 23rd May. To create them, I've used patchwork leftovers and additional hand printed, vintage, preloved fabrics and remnants. They have a metal zip, are lined with fabric from a vintage curtain and have a layer of interfacing, which gives them a quilted feel. They are a good size (25 x 16cm) so could be used as a project bag, a clutch, a large makeup bag, to hold a kindle, a notebook etc etc! I posted this a couple of months ago before I added the embroidery. This piece is about giving myself permission to experiment and play, so I did just that! Having a little hand stitching project on the go is essential for me. For the days when I feel overwhelmed and anxious and need to slow down, stitching calms and soothes.

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