Creative Textiles Workshop I love fabric, its tactile, versatile, you can do almost anything with it, shape it, mould it, sew it, whatever. I am so very fortunate to have a fantastic array of different fabrics, different weights, different colours, from fabulous silks to gorgeous upholstery fabrics , braids, ribbons, buttons, cottons. With these [...]
Another lovely crochet workshop filled with lots of tea, giggles and learning the art of crochet! If you missed out on the workshop here's a few pictures of the evening where we learnt all the basics of holding the wool and hook, making a chain stitch, double crochet stitch, and half treble stitch, not to [...]
Easy Peasy Crochet Teapot Stand and Coasters I crocheted this teapot stand and 8 coasters in less than an hour. Materials 1 ball Hoooked Zpagetti and a 10mm hook. Teapot Stand R1 C4 then slip stitch into the first loop to form a ring. R2 C2, then 10HT into the ring, SS into the [...]
Oooh I loved the pattern as soon as I saw it, gorgeous burnt orange a real zinga for the summer…. And different too. It’s a crocheted tote bag, I used Natura XL the colour was perfect, and the weight of the cotton just right for the bag. Using a 5mm hook I [...]
