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Smocking on organic cotton
This is what I’ve been up to all weekend – working panels of smocking on the front, back and sleeves of one of my tunic dresses. From top to bottom, the stitches are Trellis, Wave, Honeycomb, Chevron...
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Embroidery & Typography
This is my latest embroidery, for Catherine Elizabeth May who was born just less than two weeks ago. The font is Bickham Script Pro, and one of the things I liked about it (along with most of the...
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Smocking workshop this weekend
Just a quick reminder that this weekend is my smocking workshop at the Museum of English Rural Life. Today is the very last day that you can sign up – in fact you’ve got about an hour and a half left...
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Dorset Buttons
Slightly larger than actual size (they’re about an inch across), here are three Dorset Buttons that I made at the weekend. I was too tired to make the waistcoat that these will eventually be sewn...
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Kaylee Aine
Another embroidery for a another friend’s daughter – born just two weeks ago. This one’s very simple – a nice flowing chain stitch, on silk. I found it harder to embroider on silk than cotton, because...
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Heart Button Cufflinks
The trouble with buying men’s shirts is that the sleeves are always too long. I buy them because it’s quite difficult to find women’s shirts that fasten with cufflinks, unless you can afford to shop...
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Beth and Katy
Hopefully this parcel has arrived at its destination by now – I don’t want to spoil a surprise! These little dolls are for Paul’s cousin and her husband, who are now the proud parents of identical...
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smocks galore!
How exciting – I’m in a magazine! The magazine in question is a brand-new digital publication by Kate Davies, whose blog I’ve been following and whose knitting patterns I’ve been queueing for some...
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Vintage embroidery transfers
My parents have been clearing out the loft before they move house, and my Mum had vaguely mentioned a box of embroidery transfers. Turns out that the box is about the size of a ream of paper, and...
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Vintage Haberdashery
Today I came to the startling realisation that my mountain of vintage haberdashery isn’t going to sell itself whilst sitting in a box in my sewing room, so I thought it was about time I listed at...
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