HEllo and Welcome to my sewing room…..I hope you will pop by often…..it’s a busy place. ALL MY DESIGNS HAVE LITERARY, TRAVEL OR HISTORICAL THEMES PLUS LOTS OF CHIT CHAT ABOUT SEWING STUFF AND MY DRESSMAKING ENDEAVOURS.
JOURNAL 2024
December : I have to say that I just love all the sparkle and colour of the festive season and as I unpack Christmas decorations, it brings such a smile to my face to see things I have made in the past. It is truly the real joy of creative craft that things you make, stand the test of time. This little foundation pieced tree is from years ago and yet it is still full of yuletide charm. If you are interested, you can read about some of the other things I have made by clicking on ‘Christmas Sewing’ on the journal.
Meanwhile, I wish you glad tidings and heaps of good wishes for good things this month.
Ruby x
Living in West Yorkshire, the landscape is peppered with old mill buildings that tell the story of our industrial past. Some of these mills are vast affairs and reflect the huge scale of the cloth industry in this region. Sadly it is all long gone and while many of the old mills have been restored and repurposed, many also stand deserted and decaying. Not long after we came to this area, I came across these old mill bobbins and I loved how tactile they are, steeped in the history of wool production and heralding a day when we produced high quality cloth here in the north.