It’s been a super busy week! Admittedly, that’s how I like them – if there’s a gap in my week I’ll soon find a way to fill it. I’m off to London tomorrow morning for a friend’s birthday, followed by a trip to Yarnporium on Sunday. A copy of Johnny Marr’s autobiography arrived yesterday so
https://englishgirlathome.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/bca-large.jpg I heard today that I have been nominated for Sewing Blog of the Year in the 2017 British Craft Awards, ‘Sewing’ category! My blog has never been shortlisted for anything similar before, so it’s very nice to be included and there are some great blogs in the list. Voting is now open at www.britishcraftawards.com (with a prize draw
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https://englishgirlathome.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/yarnp2.jpg The Yarn in the City podcast is a favourite of mine. Yarn in the City’s Rachel and Allison organise the annual Great London Yarn Crawl – I haven’t made it along yet, but I follow along on the podcast & it always sounds great fun. Rachel and Allison also organise Yarnporium, a weekend yarn festival with
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The first book by sewing blogger and Great British Sewing Bee 2015 winner Matt Chapple, Make It, Own It, Love It, was released last week. My latest vlog contains a look inside the book. Check it out here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsSbT20ZhFU] I have two copies of the book to giveaway! If you would like to win a
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While on holiday in Paris during September, I recorded some video of the fabric shops we visited, as well as some of the sights. You can watch the vlog on my YouTube channel: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMx6140aG08] A few photos of the shops are below: Maison Cousu: Anna Ka Bazaar: Brin de Cousette: Mahlia Kent:
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Back in September, Phil and I spent a short week visiting Paris. We visit once a year (we stay in a caravan park in Maisons-Lafitte, so it’s quite a cheap break), and we always try to do a day trip outside Paris. This year we visited Chantilly – in particular, the Château de Chantilly. I can
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On Thursday, I booked a day off work to visit The Knitting & Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace. I made a little video of my favourite stands and what I bought, which you can view here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5wnelD8_Sk] I was there to help out on the stand of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners
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The 2016 SewBrum meet-up took place on Saturday 24th September. I’m not planning to publish a weekly vlog, but I am planning to publish one every so often when I have something to share. I filmed a little bit of footage during SewBrum which you can view below: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-iWte7c1_I] As in previous years, the
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I have an article included in the October issue of Seamwork, which was released yesterday. The article is a profile of the in-house costume department at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon. The RSC is one of a small number of UK theatre companies with a dedicated costume department (others include the National Theatre, Royal Opera
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I’ve mentioned previously that I’m a member of the Birmingham Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers. The Guild is part of a larger Association, which coordinates cross-Guild activities and events – including national exhibitions and summer schools every other year. The Association hasn’t previously had much of an online presence, so recently I took on the
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