I have dyed with tea and coffee for a while now and always loved the effect they have on fabric, giving things a more rich, aged quality. But for a long time, I have wanted to take this further and try other natural dyes, to go foraging in the woods nearby and take white cotton… Continue reading Onions and Nettles
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.105″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.105″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.105″] So who has heard of Boudoir Dolls? Well if you are like me you may just have had a notion that they are fairly old and made for displaying on your bed. And yes, you would be right. But there is so much more to these… Continue reading Boudoir Dolls, a little history
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.105″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.105″]For a while now I haven’t felt that fire in my belly. Do you know the one I mean? Not heart burn that wouldn’t make a very interesting blog post, no, the one where you get a feeling; an edge of an idea and… Continue reading Going back to my roots
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.105″] Today I want to tell you all about my trip to the NEC sewing for pleasure show, and how much fun I had. Why was I there? Well I’m glad you asked, last year I entered 2 of my dolls in to the National Open Textile… Continue reading Exhibiting at Sewing for Pleasure – March 2018
As described in the Oxford English Dictionary, a doll is: A small model of a human figure, typically one of a baby or girl, used as a child’s toy. But, dolls can be so much more than a child’s plaything. For a start there are so many different types of dolls, and over the next… Continue reading What is a Doll?
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