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2023 – End of Year Review

2023 - END OF YEAR REVIEW As usual, it has been a pretty eventful year, both personally and generally. See the end of this post for the most important aspects of changing world events and what they mean for us all. During the year, I have had various health issues to deal with…

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31st December 2023

Fibre and Textile Art

Embroidery on my Second Victorian Apron

EMBROIDERY ON MY SECOND VICTORIAN APRON Second post of the day Back in November I began work on my second Victorian-style linen apron, designing the embroidery and transferring it onto the fabric pieces for the bib and pockets. You can see this here. I began the embroidery but have not done very much…

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28th December 2023

Drawing and Painting / Fibre and Textile Art / House / Recycling and Upcycling

Beginning a Second Linen Apron, and some Homespun Philosophy

BEGINNING A SECOND LINEN APRON, AND SOME HOMESPUN PHILOSOPHY From the outset, I intended to make two vintage-style linen aprons, and last week I began working on the second one. This one will have floral embroidery on it, in a more traditional style. I have already cut the various pieces to make the…

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20th November 2023

Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment

Sashiko

SASHIKO I recently rediscovered Sashiko online. Some time ago I looked at this form of Japanese embroidery and thought how effective it was, and put it on the back burner as someting to explore further. What is Sashiko? "Sashiko" means "little stabs" in Japanese, and it refers to the small stabbing stitches of…

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2nd November 2023

Books and Albums / Fibre and Textile Art / Gifts / Holidays / Recycling and Upcycling / Studio Equipment / Uncategorised

I Made an Apron!

I MADE AN APRON! Since starting my Bonnie Bags project, I've been getting more sewing videos coming up in my feed. I do follow a few channels which show how to make authentic period garments, and while I am not really into this, I am interested to see how things were done in…

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30th October 2023

Bags and Pouches / Fibre and Textile Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Bonnie Baggie No. 3 – Upcycled Hot Water Bottle Cover

BONNIE BAGGIE NO. 3 - UPCYCLED HOT WATER BOTTLE COVER I was going through some old stuff the other day and in a drawer in the bedroom I found a spare hot water bottle cover that I don't use. I don't know where it came from but it was never very satisfactory as…

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3rd September 2023

Read more about the article Eyeglass Cords, Bonnie Baggie No. 2 – Green Neck Purse, and My Old Baggies

Bags and Pouches

Bags and Pouches / Fibre and Textile Art / Recycling and Upcycling

Eyeglass Cords, Bonnie Baggie No. 2 – Green Neck Purse, and My Old Baggies

EYEGLASS CORDS, BONNIE BAGGIE NO. 2 - GREEN NECK PURSE, AND MY OLD BAGGIES Now that the final supplies have arrived for Bonnie Baggie No. 2 and future projects, I am able to post the completed baggie. Eyeglass cords from Amazon The other day, I spent some considerable time searching online for beaded…

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25th August 2023

Fibre and Textile Art / Mixed Media Art

Completion of Mixed Media Piece for Margaret

COMPLETION OF MIXED MEDIA PIECE FOR MARGARET A final session in the studio to bring this project to completion. The completed mixed media hanging Once I had completed the various collage elements, it was a relatively quick process to apply them all. Some bits were more of a fiddle than others, and it…

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18th November 2022

Fibre and Textile Art / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment / Uncategorised

Mixed Media Piece for Margaret, Collage Pieces and Coffee Staining

MIXED MEDIA PIECE FOR MARGARET, COLLAGE PIECES AND COFFEE STAINING A mixture of success and failure today in the studio. Coffee Staining The three plastic lace table runners that I ordered from Ebay arrived yesterday. I got a multi-buy discount and they weren't expensive. They are very pretty. I set up a coffee…

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15th November 2022

Books and Albums / Cats / Drawing and Painting / Mixed Media Art / Studio Equipment

Stuff from Margaret, Kitties and More Mini-Embellishments

STUFF FROM MARGARET, KITTIES AND MORE MINI-EMBELLISHMENTS Our neighbour Margaret has obviously been having a clear-out. She has now given me several bags of bits and bobs from her crafting days, and with the last lot, I thought I really should do something with them! Some of the earlier stuff has been put…

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11th November 2022