“Whatever one is doing in Paris, it is necessary to do it in style. There is also no doubt that Paris holds within it’s City limits, everything you can imagine to help you find your own style and embrace the love of fru…fru and all that jazz. It is always the place to be.”
Read MoreHello and welcome to the first post of 2024. As I mentioned at the end of last year, we are in the middle of a big house move so things are a little in flux here, however, I have had a project on the go through all the stress of selling a house and it has been invaluable in helping to cope not just with this, but also the dark winter days that seem so short and damp and plagued with endless grey skies. The ‘Scout Shawl’ is a masterclass in practicing fairisle knitting.
Read MoreFor the first post of the year, this seems strangely out of order, but that is probably because I am late finishing it. On the other hand, it is really not out of order at all, because this quilt is a very special one and a memento of our beautiful old Sunday School House, here in Yorkshire. We are moving!
Read MoreA Scandinavian Christmas is always my go to idea of how to decorate our home. We lived for 3 years in Stockholm and the sight of tiny candles glimmering through frosted windows, will always stay with me. Everything was beautifully decorated there without any of the garish, cheap and nasty plastic junk that pops up in the shops here. Silver candles and golden stars with natural wreaths and handmade decorations in felt, paper and wood, were what I took away from our time in Scandinavia and this year, I went all out to solve a problem with this candelabra.
Read MoreThis lovely project came together over many months and from many sources and it is one of my most favourite pieces EVER! It is quite a story from tiny beginnings to a framing restoration challenge, but it is now an heirloom and, I hope the start of taking my embroidery to a higher level.
Read MoreHaving just returned from a visit to London, I wanted so much to share with you a wonderful day spent at Kensington Palace to see the current exhibition ‘Crown to Couture’. The exhibition is billed as the ‘fashion show of centuries’ and it is.
Read More… Anyhow, I set out to plan a capsule wardrobe for hot weather. Given that I am not really a pro dressmaker and everything is done with lowish expectations, I am so absolutely thrilled with my makes. Here’s how it went.
Read MoreThis has turned out to be a great little project and has wildly exceeded my expectations. Begun on a whim and finished within a week, it just makes me smile when I look at it.
Read MoreAnd then there were three…. It’s bag fest time. Last weekend was my annual foray into bag making and I get so much pleasure out of plotting and planning what it will be, researching the options and gathering the supplies. This year it is the Yarn Minder Bag by Sara Lawson of Sew Sweetness.
Read MoreMaking the Merchant and Mills ‘Mary White Sailor Top’ has been quite a challenge, but I am over the moon it. See how it went…..
Read MoreEarlier this year I celebrated a special birthday and my kids bought me the most fabulous gift - a day course at the Royal School of Needlework. I was thrilled to bits and very excited as it was an ‘Introduction to Goldwork’.
Read MoreThis project is this weeks result of longing to spend a bit of time in the sewing room and also opening boxes of stashed fabric and thinking….I need to do something with this. Because I sew..a lot….people give me fabric and honestly I have a room full of bits and pieces that I would need a hundred lifetimes to use up…
Read MoreMaking Embroidery Modern
