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Tag Archives: sewing
Rabbit run….
How cute are these? I found a picture tutorial here, and decided to give these a go. They are a great way of using up scraps and the reels of cotton are rather old ones that were given to me … Continue reading
Posted in Having a moment, Sew What
Tagged handmade, Rabbit sewing notions, Rabbit thread holders, sewing
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What a buzz…
After spending so long on my Jacobean crewel work I felt the need to do something fun and frivolous. So today I spent the day at Hampton Court learning how to make a stumpwork bumble bee brooch with Rachel Doyle … Continue reading
Starting to bug me…..
Slow progress on the bug front. I have just padded the head of the beetle in white felt and outlined with No. 1 pearl purl. I filled in the pronotum with a mix of Japanese thread and metallic purl. On … Continue reading
Posted in Beetle brooches, Current projects., goldwork
Tagged beetles, goldwork, goldwork beetle brooch, Goldwork embroidery, hand embroidered beetle brooch, handmade, handmade embroidered beetle brooch, Handmade goldwork beetle brooch, handmade goldwork brooch, sewing, stumpwork beetle brooches, Stumpwork beetles
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Homework, homework, homework…
Starting to panic a little bit as I am supposed to be going back to Hampton Court next Saturday and so far have done absolutely none of the homework set! So have given up on writing my reports for the … Continue reading
Perfect padding!
A little further along in the process and I have now completed all the felt padding on my butterfly brooch. Sew far, sew good! Now the fun can really start, first an outline of pearl purl is added…. but I … Continue reading
Finishing off…..
Well, after nearly a week of sewing in the evenings (can’t believe it has taken me so long!), I have finally completed my first Or Nue project. I don’t think it looks too bad, and thought I might try to … Continue reading
Goldwork
Just before Christmas, I spent a very enjoyable day at Hampton Court, where I took a one-day course in Goldwork with Helen Richman. It was bitterly cold outside, but the views from inside the palace were wonderful and the coursework very … Continue reading
Posted in Current projects., goldwork
Tagged 3d goldwork bird, goldwork, handmade, needlework courses, Royal school of needlework, sewing
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