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 2026
Spring
Oh March you are so welcome. I have gorgeous sunlight flooding into my sewing room and plenty of projects to keep my needles busy. At the moment I am working on a needlepoint map of Stockholm (watch this space), some fairisle fingerless mitts, a botanical embroidered study of lichen and moss, an embroidered and quilted jacket for summer and ….. well, there is more. Long walks along the beach and home decorating projects are all in the mix too but what a wonderful time of year this is.
Ruby xx
As you know, I do love a good costume exhibition and last weekend I was lucky enough to go to the ‘Marie Antoinette Style’ exhibition in London. Held at the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, it was spectacularly staged. I am full of admiration for the curators who put these wonderful things together and it was just a feast for the eyes. Loaded with story telling in the best kind of way, it’s a visual look at this tragic Queen of France’s life and her legacy.