tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78103427810795125232024-03-05T04:21:36.960-08:00SewHappy StitcheryA and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-46789102350766831552013-04-08T07:13:00.001-07:002013-04-08T07:18:13.509-07:00Elephant Sunrise Workshop at Tatty Devine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past Saturday, C and I were lucky enough to get tickets for <a href="http://www.tattydevine.com/" target="_blank">Tatty Devine</a>'s second Elephant Sunrise Workshop at their Brick Lane studio. Tatty Devine produce the most incredible, unique jewellery and we have been fans of their work for many years, adoring each new season's pieces and building our collections. We had been desperate to be part of one of their workshops since they began last year, but none had been convenient for us until now. This workshop, being within the Easter break, meant that both C and I were in the same place and therefore able to go to the workshop together. </div>
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We were so excited to make our Elephant Sunrise Necklaces as the weather is finally getting nicer and summer now doesn't seem as far off. It was a lovely sunny day in Brick Lane, when we got to the studio, which definitely helped our crafty moods! </div>
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With just a small group of people, we had fantastic tuition from the lovely ladies at Tatty, Emily, Charlotte and Flo, who expertly guided us through all the processes, from gluing crystal eyes onto our golden elephants to masterfully manipulating jump rings and chains. We had loads of colours to choose from, including tangerello (one of the SS/13 bonus palette), which C made use of on her necklace. We had so much fun choosing colours and designing our necklaces, I made a sunrise-style necklace in yellows and oranges, and C made a sunset-style necklace with purples and pinks. It was amazing how different everyone's necklaces were, given that we had the same instructions and same acrylic shapes. </div>
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We loved learning new skills and had so much fun creating our masterpieces in Tatty Devine style! </div>
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C's awesome necklace!</div>
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My 'sunrise'-inspired necklace!</div>
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After the workshop we had fun wandering around the studio, looking at the new collection which is amazing! We also enjoyed spending our 10% off (complimentary when you attend a workshop), although it was so difficult to choose between the amazing pieces. </div>
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We had the best time at the workshop and thoroughly recommend taking part in their future workshops which sound just as exciting! Keep an eye on their <a href="http://www.tattydevine.com/events/" target="_blank">events</a> page for more information. </div>
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Thank you Tatty Devine!</div>
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fascination for this fantastic craft started a few years ago when A made a
wonderful felt pot at school. Never
having tried wet felting, I was determined to have a go too but it took another
of A’s school sessions, that resulted in a wonderful Mother’s Day present of a
felted keyring, before I got around to buying the wool tops to ‘have a
go’. Unfortunately my interest that time
was short lived as I just couldn’t get the felt to go right and instead of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My
interest was revived this Christmas, however, by the gift of the most wonderful
‘<a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/products/feltmaking-kits/bonbon-bagatelle-necklace-feltmaking-kit.html" target="_blank">Gillian Gladrag Bonbon Batatelle</a>’ necklace kit. The colours of the wool tops were amazing,
the instructions clear and concise and after covering myself and half my
kitchen surfaces with soap suds, managed to ‘master the art’ enough to produce
a credible reproduction of the beads in the photograph on the packet! I was very pleased with myself for having
produced something that I am proud to wear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A came home from Uni for “Reading” week (and I use the quotation marks
advisedly!) we decided on a trip up the A24 to Dorking to Gillian Gladrag’s
marvellous ‘<a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/about/stores/the-fluff-a-torium-in-dorking.html" target="_blank">Fluffatorium</a>’. Oh my
goodness, what a wonderful shop this is, definitely a ‘must’ to visit if you
are ever in Dorking. A and I spent a
very happy time wandering through the kaleidoscope of colours, knitting wool,
buttons, knitting needles, wool tops, kits, crafting accessories, deciding what
to buy. I bought the brilliant ‘<a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/categories/products/gillans-books.html" target="_blank">Carnivalof Felting</a>’ book and some wool tops and A invested in another of the felting
kits, for herself this time, the ‘<a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/products/feltmaking-kits/anemone-ome-corsage-feltmaking-kit.html" target="_blank">Anemone-Ome</a>’ flower brooch kit. (The results of which can be found <a href="http://sewhappystitchery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/the-best-way-to-spend-valentines-day.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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home after a restorative coffee in Dorking’s Costa, A set about making her
‘Anemone’ (one thing about wet felting is that it does smell wonderful!) and I
started layering up my wool tops to make ‘Simple Flat Felt’ following the
instructions in ‘Carnival of Felting’.
Simple and fun to do, roughly an hour or so later, damp and sudsy with
slightly prune-like hands, I had a
credible rectangle of damp, black spotty felt drying naturally on the
table. Success!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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what to do with it?? The amount of felt
I had managed to make was limited by the size of the bamboo mat I had used but
it turned out to be about 9” x 11” by
the time it had completely done all its shrinking, plenty to make a
pencil/make-up/scissors etc case. Once
it had completely dried, I found some pretty lining fabric, bought a black zip
and set about transforming my felt into something useable. Despite the best efforts of my beloved sewing
machine (which was having a fitful day), I managed to make the lining and fit
the zip (after a fashion) and now have a pencil/make-up/scissors case I can be
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On wednesday we visited <a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/" target="_blank">Gillian Gladrag's </a>incredible 'Fluff-a-torium' shop in Dorking, and bought ourselves her new book <a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/products/books/carnival-of-felting-by-gillian-harris.html" target="_blank">'Carnival of Felting'</a> and her <a href="http://www.gilliangladrag.co.uk/products/feltmaking-kits/anemone-ome-corsage-feltmaking-kit.html" target="_blank">'Anemone-Ome'</a> corsage kit which we spent wednesday evening and yesterday morning working on. Felting the corsage was such a therapeutic process, we are completely in love! Gillian Gladrag's kits are beautiful, with such bright colours, and the instructions are so easy to follow that it becomes impossible to drag yourself away! We can't wait to visit the Fluff-a-torium again soon!<br />
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After finishing the corsage, I (A) began working on a project I'd wanted to start for a while, an cushion cover made from a tea-towel. Tea-towels are often so pretty and cheaper than metre-fabric if you are making something small like a cushion. Recently C received a Tunnock's <a href="http://tunnocks.orbgroup.co.uk/teacake-tea-towel" target="_blank">'Teacake tea towel'</a> which was just too beautiful to use for it's primary purpose, so I decided to make it into a cushion. It was so simple to make, just turning over the top and bottom then sewing the sides to make an envelope back which I fixed with two bright red buttons. The teacake design is so classic and retro, I just adore it. Yesterday was definitely the most appropriate day to make it, and I've fallen in love with my valentine's cushion which will stay on display all year round! </div>
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Lastly we were desperate to join in the '<a href="http://onesheepishgirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/sheepish-yarn-bombing-day-2-share-your.html" target="_blank">Sheepish Heartbombing Day</a>' hosted by <a href="http://onesheepishgirl.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">One Sheepish Girl</a>'s Meredith, after we missed the last yarnbombing day she hosted last year. We wanted to bring a little love and fun to our little village so were really excited to create our hearts and display them for the public to see. I was a little less brave than C as we quickly hung our creations, photographed them then ran away however it was so much fun! We loved sharing a little bit of love in our community this Valentine's Day! </div>
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<br />A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-15570721145333234422013-02-01T11:25:00.000-08:002013-02-01T11:25:03.411-08:00New Year, New Skill?<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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she obviously took ‘ supplies’ with her, including her sewing machine, fabric,
her workbox, knitting needles, crochet hooks, yarn etc and amongst the various
bags and boxes of creative materials went <u>MY</u> embroidery
threads…..without even a backwards glance…..her need for them was greater than
mine…..never in a million years did I think I would <u>MISS</u> them! I had had them for years, toying with them
for finer gauge tapestries on occasion and a couple of projects that required a
little embroidery thread for a small detail.
However, once that little package of colour disappeared into the depths
of Somerset, a funny thing happened - I
had a yearning to get them back…..not possible though, ‘A’ had far more use for
them than I ever had, and was having much more success with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Up until
this New Year, the extent of my ‘embroidery’ was chain stitching my initials
onto my Secondary School PE kit in a rather fetching red when I was 11 years
old. Not the most successful attempt but
it certainly singled out my sports kit from everyone else’s!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However,
with the arrival of this New Year, I decided I needed to embrace a new
skill…..now was the time for embroidery…..however, the required threads were
not among the car boot full of boxes and bags that came home with A from Uni
for the holidays. There was nothing for
it, a New Year’s Day trip to our newly opened (Hurrah!!) Hobbycraft was called for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Embroidery
hoop and shiny package of colour in hand, I headed for home with joy in my
heart! At the earliest opportunity, I
stretched some linen in my hoop, threaded my needle and away I went. I am sorry to say that my first attempt was
not earth shattering and I was a little disappointed with my finished piece, it
felt a bit meek and constrained but the most important thing I learnt from it
was that I had <u>thoroughly enjoyed</u> doing it! Loved it, in fact. Couldn’t wait to get started on the next one…..which
I did the very next evening, with slightly better success. I was much bolder in my design, stitching
letters freehand in colours much truer to my heart. I even taught myself French knots – something
my mother had lead me to believe were impossible when I was growing up! I make no apology for including rather a lot
in my second piece!</span></div>
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I have been wanting to share this project with you for a little while now but today seemed like the perfect time to do it. Over Christmas I began to make a granny stripe cowl, inspired by one I'd seen on the wonderful <a href="http://cocorosetextiles.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Coco Rose Diaries Blog</a>. I have an obsession with burgundy and navy blue, so it seemed only natural to work my cowl in these colours. It only took me a little while to make, although I did have to work around uni work so it took a little longer than I would have liked. I love the look of granny squares but had never tried a granny stripe. Although it's the same principle, it takes a little while to get your head around the starting two or three rows but after that, it's easy and quick to make. Although tying in the ends is a bit of a chore, the final effect makes up for it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What started
out as an innocent question “A, do you fancy going to the Hollywood Costume
exhibition at the V&A at Christmas??” turned into a marathon day of train
and tube travelling, exhibition visiting and a tiny bit of cheeky shopping…..but,
oh, what a day!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After taking
the first possible non-commuter train up to the Big Smoke, we arrived raring to
go…..but then A got her ticket stuck in the barriers and managed to sneak
through when C put her ticket in and left C on the other side of the barriers
trying to explain her ticket-less state to the Ticket Inspector. Red faces all round but we managed to
convince him of our undoubted innocence and away we went, straight into a queue
for topping up our Oyster cards (knew we should have done it online before we
went!) but managed to inadvertently queue jump when we were asked to form a new
queue for a recently opened machine – Yay!
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, we
were on the tube hurtling towards Ken High St and straight into another queue
at <a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/exhibitions/exhibition-hollywood-costume/" target="_blank">the V&A for the Hollywood Costumes</a> (no tickets had been available online
before we went, one of the downsides of having to visit during holiday time)…..an
hour later (and I am quite proud of our ‘staying power’) we were the proud
possessors of two tickets for the 1.15pm slot.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What an
awesome exhibition! So beautifully put
together, even the mannequins were works of art but didn’t detract from the
costumes, actually adding to the glamour. All C was bothered about was seeing
Judy Garland’s Ruby Slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and she wasn’t
disappointed, the fact that they were displayed next to Marilyn ‘s original white
dress from ’Some Like It Hot’ was just a bonus, not to mention getting up close
and personal with Daniel Craig’s 007 tux!
We were both amazed at the sheer quantity and quality of the costumes on
display, some of them originals from 1930s films, right up to the present day,
through every genre of Hollywood movie…definitely hours well spent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then
caught the tube over to Somerset House for the <a href="http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/valentino" target="_blank">Valentino CoutureExhibition</a>. Staggering isn’t the
word! I still maintain it smelled of
money! Dress upon dress was on display
in the most amazing and beautiful ‘Catwalk’ arrangement. Although not to our taste, let’s face it,
when would we ever have the opportunity to even gaze upon a Valentino gown let
alone wear one? We were blown away by the sheer workmanship and beauty of the
dresses as works of art. We were
however, more interested in the display and step-by-step explanation of some of
Valentino’s signature textile processes.
An extraordinary exhibition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then went
on to the totally awesome and absolutely incredible </span><a href="http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/visual-arts/tim-walker-story-teller" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">exhibition of Tim Walker’sfashion photography</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unusual, these
days, it was a FREE exhibition and packed full of Walker’s brilliant, sometimes
dark, and quirky fashion shoots.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not
only were there rooms full of his photographs but also numerous examples of his
props, including a 12ft high skeleton, 10ft tall baby doll, swan boat and two
halves of a Spitfire!</span><br />
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leaving the exhibition and before leaving Somerset House, we watched the ice
skaters on the rink outside before visiting the Tatty Devine pop-up
shop…..well, it would have been rude not to!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a couple of well deserved purchases (a Fishbone Necklace for C and
a Fox pendant for A) we retreated to the nearest coffee shop for a caffeine
shot before wending our way through the commuter traffic for a pizza before
catching the train home, exhausted but exceedingly happy with our day…..and our
purchases!</span></div>
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It's a celebration here at SewHappy Stitchery! Today we hit our 1000th view after starting our happy little blog in May and we are so thankful to everyone who reads and (hopefully!) enjoys our crafting stories! Thank you so much!<br />
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And Merry Christmas from Bobby Robin, our little crochet buddy! He's been hanging around here for the last few days and has been bringing us so much festive cheer! We look forward to far more christmas crafts in the next few weeks! Merry Christmas!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-50546187207169650902012-11-19T11:08:00.000-08:002012-11-19T11:08:48.986-08:00Fabric Campbell's Soup Can<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I began another project for Uni, making a container using unconventional materials. Stuck for ideas, I bought the December issue of <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vogue</a> which included a jewellery feature inspired by pop-art. The jewellery was displayed on plasticine replicas of Campbell's soup cans. I loved how the iconic soup cans had been re-invented and wanted to do something similar for my container. I used pastel colours and hand-embroidered the decoration to make the can more feminine and therefore contrast with the original. I really like the use of unconventional materials, using fabric to create the can. I think the re-invention of something classic can be really exciting!<br />
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As the second part of the sketchbook project, we were asked to create an 'artist's book' for display, so I created a mini version of my <a href="http://sewhappystitchery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/life-lately-handmade-sketchbook.html" target="_blank">initial sketchbook </a> using brown paper, carrier bags, envelopes, tissue paper and wallpaper. I like how this sketchbook is pocket-size! It's adorable!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-30974833448169857732012-11-11T05:43:00.002-08:002012-11-11T05:43:58.871-08:00Life Lately - A Handmade SketchbookI am a little over six weeks into my BA Hons Creative Arts (Art/Mixed Media Textiles) degree course at Bath Spa University and wanted to share with you the first of my projects for the textiles half. This was to create a sketchbook from recycled paper and unusual materials such as paper bags and envelopes. I loved this project, and really enjoy working in my new book. I hope you like it too!<br />
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The pages are made from carrier bags, amazon packaging, envelopes, tissue paper and wrapping paper.</div>
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This necklace was inspired by the wonderful collection of ‘odds and sods’ of buttons I have acquired over the years and didn’t want to lose in the depths of my button box…..coupled with the wonderful gift of some gorgeous buttons from my lovely daughter!<br />
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First, I cut out two identical pieces of some neutral coloured fabric in a loose ‘v’ shape and sewed them together leaving a small gap for turning right side out. <br />
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After turning right side out, I ironed the fabric paying particular attention to the seams and neatly oversewed the gap. Then came the fun bit. I sorted through my copious button collection, vintage and new, large, medium and very small and selected my favourites, laying them side by side and as closely to each other as possible to make sure I had enough to completely cover the fabric. Once I was satisfied, I sewed them on one by on.<br />
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A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-14767493014837814712012-11-11T04:59:00.001-08:002012-11-11T04:59:14.293-08:00Beautiful Curled/Wound Ribbon NecklaceMaterials:<br />
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These were made after being inspired by a wonderful blog post by <a href="http://www.craftedblog.com/" target="_blank">Dom Norris</a> but I have made one or two adjustments of my own (mainly using fabric glue rather than double-sided tape). The beauty of these necklaces is that they can be made from any length, colour or width of ribbon which, when glued together, can create gorgeous different effects.<br />
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Firstly, decide on the arrangement of your ribbon beads, the number you require for your necklace and the diameter you would like them to be. Then, find some different diameter objects to wind the ribbon around (I used a screwdriver shaft, a pencil and a chopstick!) to create different sized holes in the middle of the beads.<br />
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Cut a decent length of ribbon (to give you an idea, I used around 2m for the largest of my ‘beads’ which is roughly 3.5cm in diameter but this also has a tiny hole in the middle – if you have a larger hole then less ribbon is required) and neaten the ends so that they don’t fray – this can be done really easily in the case of synthetic ribbon by quickly running the cut end through a flame which melts the fabric neatly and seals it at the same time.<br />
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Then place a line of glue along the cut end of ribbon and roll around the object you have chosen to make the hole. Once this is secure, run a thin line of glue down the middle along the length of the ribbon (I tend to do this a little at a time rather than the whole length as it can get very messy!) and firmly roll the ribbon round and round until the whole length is of ribbon is used up and slip off your pencil/chopstick and leave to dry. Repeat this step until you have made all the beads you need. <br />
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Place the beads in the arrangement you would like for your necklace and carefully glue them together where they touch each other only. One you have done this, leave to dry thoroughly before attaching the ribbon tie. I cut a couple of long lengths of very thin (4mm ribbon) and threaded through the top ribbon beads. I secured them with a knot and then threaded a couple of beads on to finish the whole thing off – lovely!<br />
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I love being able to say that, yes, I do live here!<br />
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1. My walk home from University. It is so beautiful!<br />
2. A visit to Royal Crescent.<br />
3. and 4. Being a tourist around the Circus.<br />
5. Walking over Pulteney Bridge.<br />
6. and 7. The wonders of 'sew'n'sew' inside the Bath Guildhall Market - Sewing heaven!!<br />
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I have fallen head over heels in love with Bath and can't wait to explore more!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-57275133797861704012012-10-28T07:29:00.000-07:002012-10-28T07:29:45.519-07:00A Morning at the MarketWe can only apologise for how quiet we have been recently! In late September I (A) moved to Bath, Somerset to begin a degree at Bath School of Art an Design, and since then we have both been getting used to being apart and, in my case, living alone in an unusual city. However, It seems as though this has been successful and I have completely fallen in love with Bath. It is beautiful and there is always something to see, whether it be street music, art of the unconventional fashions of the art school students! I will continue to post about my adventures in Bath, and the crafts that I do, over the next few weeks so there will be lots more to see!<br />
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Today's adventures involved a trip to Green Park Station's Vintage and Antiques Market, which falls on the last sunday of every month. I had been desperate to go since I moved to Bath, and seeing as it is only just down the road from me it was the perfect activity for an overcast autumn day. I did not get the chance to take too many photos as I was scouting for vintage lace for my textiles project, however I did manage to take a few...<br />
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1. I ran into this well-dressed gentleman - a reminder that halloween is just around the corner!<br />
2. Always a fan of typewriters, I spotted this brilliant shiny-silver one!<br />
3. Teacups, hundreds and hundreds of them! It was like one huge, beautiful tea party!<br />
4. I loved this simple but beautiful stencilled lace letter holder! I really want to have a go at this.<br />
5. I had to give in and buy this stunning little brooch - only £5! Bargain! I can't wait to wear it on one of my heavy autumn jumpers!<br />
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As my project is on vintage lace and fabrics, I was determined to find some at the market and I did however they look too pretty to use!<br />
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The Green Park Station Market is brilliant! I recommend it to anyone who is in the area. There is so much to see and do! It's fantastic!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-44482632897185294752012-09-01T09:25:00.002-07:002012-09-01T09:25:48.685-07:00Back from Textile Heaven!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have just returned from a very crafty holiday in beautiful Tideswell, Derbyshire where, amongst the many hours we spent on crochet, we visited the nearby fantastic <a href="http://www.massonmills.co.uk/Museum/" target="_blank">Masson Mill</a>, a wonderful working textile museum where we saw fabric being woven in front of our eyes on traditional machines! We also had a chance to view the world's largest bobbin collection which was, to us, pure heaven! We fell in love with the museum, preserved just as it was with no frills. It was completely unspoilt and filled from floor to ceiling with textile goodness! Our photos hopefully show you how fantastic it is - well worth a visit! </div>
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Oh, and we couldn't resist buying some of the yellow fabric we saw being woven! Now... what to make with it?</div>
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<br />A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-45818988540029064582012-08-05T09:09:00.000-07:002012-08-05T11:09:14.638-07:00Double-sided Vintage Mother-of-Pearl Button Hanging HeartAmong other things, my grandmother left me her button box. In amongst all the 'usual suspects' was a card of beautiful, old, handmade mother-of pearl buttons. I tried to think of a fitting use for them that would also be a tribute to my grandmother's memory.....the button heart!<br />
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I decided to make the heart doublesided so that it would look good from whatever angle it could be seen from, it also had the added benefit of making it a bit more robust.<br />
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Take a length of craft or beading wire and attach your first button, leaving a short length for tying off at the end once all the buttons are threaded on.<br />
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Next, thread the wire through first one hole (from the wrong side over the front of the button) then the other, turn your second button wrong side to wrong side with your first button with the second hole of the first button lined up with the first hole of the second button and pass the wire though the holes. <br />
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Thread the wire through the second button's second hole then put your third button wrong side to wrong side with the second button lining up the holes as before. Continue in this way until you have threaded enough buttons together to bend the wires into a heart shape (I used 18 buttons for the front and 18 buttons for the back).<br />
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Once you have formed your heart shape, twist the wires together neatly and snip off any ends. Attach a pretty ribbon for hanging the heart.<br />
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I have since made several more hearts, all using different coloured wire and buttons. They make beautiful Christmas tree decorations too!<br />
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What a day for British sport! First, a gold and bronze in the rowing, then a gold and bronze in the men's cycling time trials, then a silver in the men's 200m breaststroke! A day like this really makes us proud to be British! Inspired by our country's success, we created our very own Olympic gold, silver and bronze crochet medals so that we can join in the celebrations too, and we've even written a tutorial - aren't we good to you?<br />
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To start, ch4 then join together with a ss to form a ring. Ch2, then stitch 10htr into the ring. Ss into the second chain of your first ch2 to form a ring. This should leave you with 11 stitches.<br />
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Ch2, then work 1htr into the first stitch, then 2htr into each of the next 10 stitches. Ss into the second chain of your first ch2 to form a ring. This should leave you with 22 stitches.<br />
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Ch2, then work 1htr into the first stitch, *1htr into the next stitch then 2htr into the next stitch*. Repeat from * to *, finishing on 1htr. Ss into the second chain of your first ch2 to form a ring.<br />
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Repeat instructions for all three medal colours.<br />
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To attach the ribbon, fold in half, pin onto the reverse of the medal and stitch with red thread and an embroidery needle. Embroider the numbers onto the medals with thick black embroidery thread.<br />
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<br />A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-67089208932727410042012-07-31T01:05:00.000-07:002012-07-31T01:05:42.037-07:00Folded Flower Birthday CardI was inspired to make an extra special birthday card for an extra special friend.<br />
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Using heavy gauge watercolour paper, I cut out a nine petal simple flower shape leaving a good sized circular shape in the middle (which will help with cleaner/sharper folding later on).<br />
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Using water colours I painted the back of the flower in funky spots and, once dry, the front of the petals in gorgeous yellow tones. My message was then written across the centre of the flower before folding all the petals inwards, laying one petal on top of the next. I attached this to a card blank and also made a little 'open me' tag to add the finishing touch! So sweet.<br />
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As part of <a href="http://molliemakes.themakingspot.com/" target="_blank">Mollie Makes</a>'s Tutorial Tuesday, last week they released a tutorial by Carol Meldrum on <a href="http://molliemakes.themakingspot.com/blog/how-to-crochet-a-necklace" target="_blank">how to crochet a necklace</a> and we fell completely in love! Having recently learnt to crochet, we just could not resist having a go at these necklaces. We made one of each of the necklaces, the green one is the 'shell' trim necklace, made with DK yarn and the white one is the 'arch' trim necklace made with 4ply yarn and a 1.75mm hook. Instead of adding the button to link the ends as the tutorial says, we added ribbon ties which, we think, make the necklaces look even more adorable! The necklaces were really quick to make and the tutorial was brilliant. We love them! </div>A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-496034250548450402012-07-30T07:24:00.001-07:002012-07-30T07:27:57.686-07:00Beads? Wire? Ribbon?.....Necklace!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This necklace is a firm favourite in my rather large (!) and varied collection.....ironic since it cost me almost nothing being made from old beads donated years ago by a good friend, beading wire and a ribbon scrap.<br />
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I made around 20 wire loops of around 20 beads per loop (although this would depend on your personal necklace length preference and the size if bead you wish to use) and interlinked them as I made each one. Several of the loops were made up of more than one colour too. One I had achieved the required necklace length, I sewed on a scrap of ribbon for around the back of the neck but this would also look pretty with two ribbons tied in a bow!<br />
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First, cut a strip approx 2cm wide x 12cm long. Fold in half lengthways with right sides together then roll from narrow end to narrow end to form the centre of the flower. Secure by pushing a threaded needle right through the roll, then finish off. The folded edge of the roll will be the right side of your flower.<br />
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To make the petals, cut another strip approx 2cm wide x 23cm long. Fold in half lengthways with right sides together. Make a loop of the strip, place over your completed flower centre and join with a couple of stitches. Then push needle right through centre and then through the centre of the loop on the opposite side effectively making two new loops around the flower centre. Push the needle through the flower centre and through the centre of first one loop then the other, effectively creating four loops. Continue in this way until you have your required number of loops/petals.<br />
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Once finished, sew a pin to the back. I also sewed a sprinkling of seed beads to the centre to add a bit of sparkle! <br />
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Today, In a break from crochet in front of the Olympics, we made our own macaroons! We fell in love with macaroons a little while ago in <a href="http://sewhappystitchery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/breakfast-at-liberty-and-other-london.html" target="_blank">London</a>, so thought that we'd make our own. We used the recipe for 'Mocktail Macaroons' from the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-British-Bake-Off-Victoria/dp/1849902682/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343578792&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Great British Bake Off Book</a> which gave three different flavours, mint and lime, cranberry and orange and pineapple jam. This was the first time we'd made macaroons so it was somewhat of an experiment! However, they worked really well and were just the right gooey consistency in the middle. The cranberry and orange macaroons worked the best, as they stayed in beautiful circle shapes but the tastiest were easily the mint and lime ones! Lovely! We are rather proud of them, they look wonderful...and taste wonderful too!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-982540245148587842012-07-28T10:26:00.002-07:002012-07-28T10:28:19.186-07:00Breakfast at Liberty (and other London adventures!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After the success of our last trip to <a href="http://sewhappystitchery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/graduate-fashion-week-c-go-to-london.html" target="_blank">London</a>, we decided to go back again (although this time it was Friday 13th). This time we wanted to have breakfast at our new favourite haunt, <a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/" target="_blank">Liberty London</a>. Now, after the worldwide obsession (particularly on Instagram) with Macaroons, it seemed ridiculous that neither of us had ever tried one, so we did! At <a href="http://www.liberty.co.uk/BarsAndRestaurants/article/fcp-content" target="_blank">Café Liberty</a> we had toasted teacakes with marmalade and jam, then a trio of the most delicious macaroons! They were utterly beautiful and we are now completely in love! After leaving Liberty we walked down Oxford Street, something that was impossible last time due to the great British weather! We made a quick stop in <a href="http://www.forever21.com/UK/Product/Main.aspx?br=f21" target="_blank">Forever 21</a>, a store we discovered last summer on our travels in New York and adored the prints of the fabrics. We love how refreshing the fashions are in comparison to the shops we are all used to.<br />
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Following this, we made our way to Covent Garden, to the <a href="https://www.tattydevine.com/" target="_blank">Tatty Devine</a> store. We have coveted Tatty Devine <a href="http://sewhappystitchery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/tape-measure-rosette-and-bracelet.html" target="_blank">for a while now</a>, and we were really excited when we heard that they had installed an in-store laser-cutter which meant that we could get personalised name necklaces done while we waited! A went for a crafty-inspired 'Thimble' in tortoiseshell perspex and C went for the rather fantastic 'Harrumph!' in black. We love them and are so pleased to have our own Tatty Devine pieces!<br />
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After our visit to Tatty Devine, we made our way over to the <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern" target="_blank">Tate Modern</a> to see the Damien Hirst Exhibition. It was fantastic! We were particularly taken with the butterfly series and his cabinets of industrial diamonds! They were beautiful yet disconcerting at the same time. The butterflies were still stunning even after their death and that was striking. We also adored the live butterfly exhibit. It was incredible to be that close to huge, tropical butterflies, to see their beauty alive! It was magical.<br />
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We had a truly lovely day and can't wait for our next trip to London!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7810342781079512523.post-47160975168810512242012-07-26T08:05:00.003-07:002012-07-26T08:05:58.668-07:00Jubilee Guards Egg-Cup Pin-Cushion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Around the time of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, we painted a series of pottery items with images of Guards in true British style. We are obsessed with the red, white and blue colour-scheme and the fantastic bus, guard and taxi iconography. With this in mind, we took inspiration from the <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/searchadv.aspx?SearchTerm=guards" target="_blank">guards</a> range by <a href="http://www.cathkidston.co.uk/default.aspx" target="_blank">Cath Kidston</a> but put our own spin on them.<br />
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The problem with our pottery was that we just didn't want to use them and spoil them so, instead, we had to come up with other ways to use them. Whilst browsing on one of our favourite websites, <a href="http://www.themakeryonline.co.uk/our-shop/handmade-goods/soldiers-eggcup-pincushion/" target="_blank">The Makery Online</a>, we came across this adorable, homemade guards egg-cup pin-cushion.<br />
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We fell completely in love and it was decided, that we would make our egg-cup into a pin cushion too! It was really simple, we just covered some toy-stuffing with red fabric then glued it into the egg cup. We love it!A and Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12295059364428345293noreply@blogger.com0