Sewing
A quickie again today (I’m exhausted) to share with you the work of Meagan Ileana who I came across via the Feeling Stitchy blog. She has such amazing patience and artistic ability. Check out all these tiny stitches… Meagan says: I draw from true moments in relationships and also from bodies. Things I return to: [...]
The Topsy Turvy doll is a doll that has a sad face at one side and a happy face at the other. Traditionally, they had a coloured face at one side and a white face at the other but these have fallen out of favour to be replaced with sad/happy face. Normally the sad doll [...]
Some more sock monsters that I’ve made of late…very friendly monsters but not to be underestimated. All hand sewn brand new socks and stuffed with recycled polyester stuffing and a great big dollop of love.
Jolene’s been busy laying about with her feet up, well, in fairness she’s been resting her ankle following an operation to remove the steel work that was put in when she broke it a few years ago. She hasn’t been entirely idle though, she was commissioned at the Morningside Makers Market to customise a pair [...]
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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The idea of printing on fabric has been something I’ve been wanting to try for some time now. I’ve neither had the time nor the inclination until this weekend, when the urge suddenly took me to get my finger out and make something for a change. In my head this was going to be a [...]
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Paper fabric is fabric made with layers of paper and other bits and pieces, in this case glitter and threads, covered with a whole layer of tissue paper. I used an old sewing pattern instead of plain tissue paper. All of this is glued in sequence on top of a piece of muslin with watered [...]
Iris thinks of herself as a Greek goddess with her lush lips and impatient stance … it’s why she always seems to have her hands on her hips, no doubt tapping her toes. The truth of it though is that she is more messenger than goddess, her purpose being to take those dreams that are [...]
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 [...]
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