I don’t know how this could be, but it’s only in the last month or two that I’ve heard about Pendleton woollen blankets, and my love was instant and true. They’re woven by Pendleton Mills, which has been in the wool-weaving business since 1889, when Thomas Kay opened his own mill in Salem, Oregon. I …
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Pendleton love
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Fox, bunny, fox, bunny
I’m lucky to have loads of people including my work in their Etsy Treasuries, but I’d never tried putting one together until recently, when I joined an Etsy team called Omega. Now I’m totally hooked! I just put up my Fox, Bunny, Fox, Bunny Treasury, which I think is rather funny. I know which beast …
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My body double
Me and my body double have been doing some modelling for my new Flatware waist aprons. Thing is, when you take your own product shots, there’s lots of rushing from behind the camera to the front, and you need to make sure that the camera focusses on where you’ll be in the pic. Of course, …
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Is anybody out there?
I’ve had very few comments on my blog lately, and I was just wondering…… [polldaddy poll=4770367]
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Pearl rocks
Making Friday saw me painting a chalkboard wall in the studio. I had planned this as a Before / After photo story, but that Before wall was yawningly dull, so instead, with a flick of chalk, this post has become a homage to the amazing Pearl, who rocks (as the blackboard wall tells you): Life …
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Hearts & Hands for Japan
The earthquake in Japan seems to have shaken everyonone I know, but at the same time, I know that many people have felt inspired and moved by the discipline and grace shown under extreme conditions in Japan, and also by the outpouring of goodwill and care from all over the world. Personally, it’s had me …
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All about Orla
Hooray, it’s Making Friday! I started early by making changes to the Skinny laMinx shop at Silk & Cotton. It’s All about Orla there today. Beady-eyed readers will notice that there’s a brand new version of Orla in there – a reversed print in lemon, dove grey and olive. Mmm, yummy. More to follow next …
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Studio close up
Sometimes my studio drives me nuts. When the wind blows, it gets terribly dusty, and on a hot day it’s like a broiler in here. The sportscar rental place downstairs makes a huge noise with their revving engines, and I often wish for a neat, clean, quiet space to work in. But as Autumn approaches …
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Making Friday: 11 March 2011
I had a peculiarly unsettling Making Friday today, listening to the news of the quake in Japan, and reading scared tweets from people in Tokyo as I cut and pinned and sewed. Two electricity cuts left me a bit high and dry, and a string of visitors disrupted things too. Nonetheless, I got to the …
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