Felt
Those readers who know me personally or pay attention to the small details will know that I spend time away from home on a fairly regular basis. This has seen me occupying almost every room on some floors of the Holiday Inn Express in Bridge of Don over the past year or so. There’s clearly [...]
I know, another Christmas post, but really it’s not that long until the big red cheery chap comes again! I’ve made quite a few of these hanging birds but they don’t photograph well. I think they’re shy! They’re a simpler take on the fabric finches regular readers will be familiar with, which makes them quicker [...]
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Not to be outdone by his sister, the lad (aged nearly 7) decided to have a go at making his own soft toy. He designed and sewed this chap (almost) all by himself. I’m very proud of his ability to take his idea and turn it into something tangible. We worked together on turning his [...]
In spite of the fact that it should be summer and we are being teased with rays of sunshine trying to break the clouds, the small furry one decided to make a snowman today. OK, so it’s a red snowman and it doesn’t actually resemble a snowman but she says it is a snowman so [...]
A few weeks ago I came across this tutorial on Holidash but it uses glue and I’m really not a glue person. Nonetheless, I saved it in my favourites and last week I finally decided to have a go, using stitches in place of the glue. I won’t pretend it wasn’t fiddly but I’m guessing [...]
As with the button flowers, these are a couple of items that Jolene (for whatever reason) decided not to put on the blog. Fortunately for you, dear reader, I’m often left alone with the creations, a camera, and access to the internet and so here are another couple of items Jolene’s put together in the [...]
I made some more little owls for a commission (actually for an old school friend of mine). These are made from ecospun felt. I found that wool felt is too thick and it made them a funny shape – it’s probably just me, but it does feel good to make something nice from all those [...]
Hmm…wonder what these are If I turn my back will they move? Nope…but they did get shinier…you saw that, right? Oh well, best be on my way now. In the shop now
This tartan chap was created as a commission this weekend. In keeping with our attempts to reduce waste, he’s made from a piece of tartan that would have otherwise been binned and some ecospun felt. Stuffed, as usual, with reclaimed polyester stuffing. He’s got a bit of a problem though. Whilst out for his morning [...]
Hard as it is to believe the blog here has been on the go for a year, the first post being made on 27th December 2008. I think we’ve both come a long way since then both in terms of style and approach! The blog was initially conceived as a venue for sharing our arts [...]
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