My dye plant seeds are sprouting! As part of my #naturallydyedwardrobe project, I wanted to share some favourite online resources about natural dyeing: Folk Fibers – I love both the beautiful naturally dyed products, and the blog posts about natural dyeing (use the search bar and keywords ‘natural dye’ to locate them). In particular, see the […]
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Oh dear, yesterday evening I thought I’d make a start on a blouse with peter pan collar from The Great British Sewing Bee book. I’d cut the fabric pieces at the weekend so the first step was to put together the collar. It’s a false collar, just two front pieces which will be attached to
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I’ve been developing a number of designs for shrink-plastic badges recently. Pictured are a number of leaf badges I created this weekend. The designs were printed on inkjet-friendly shrink plastic and then embossed to achieve a glossy effect and ensure the badges were waterproof. The leaves these are based on were collected during a cycle
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This weekend we decided, at the last minute, to take a trip to Biddulph Grange, a garden in Stoke-on-Trent owned by the National Trust. The National Trust have recreated the Victorian-era gardens of James Bateman, who developed the gardens at Biddulph Grange in order to display his collections of plants – many of which were brought to
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