This is my latest range of doll’s house needlepoint kits for one twelfth scale doll’s houses – the design is called ‘Alice’, after a friend of mine who lives in Edinburgh. The design is available in all these different types of kit – two sizes of carpet, cushion, round footstool, rectangular stool, dining chair, firescreen, [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Finished embroidery: A brand new co-ordinating range of doll’s house needlepoint kits
Posted in Room settings & collections, tagged Dollhouse, Finished embroidery, Hand embroidery, Miniature needlepoint, Sewing on August 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
How low have we sunk?!
Posted in Black silk handbag, Stumpwork, tagged Crafts, Criminology, Embroidery, Finished embroidery, Hand embroidery, Handbag, Sewing, Stumpwork, UK riots on August 11, 2011 | 13 Comments »
During the past few days, with the UK media totally taken up with the looting and arson that has been going on in our major cities, several theories have been discussed as to how to deal with the %&*^# who have done these crimes. One member of the public who expressed a view on a [...]
Read about my love of dressmaking in this month’s online AIM magazine
Posted in Artisans in Miniature, Dressmaking, tagged Artisans in Miniature, Crafts, Doll's house, Doll's house embroidery, Doll's house furniture, Dollhouse, Dressmaking, Embroidery, Hand embroidery, Making clothes, Miniature needlepoint, Sewing on August 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this month’s free Artisans in Miniature online magazine, I have an article on my love of dressmaking. It’s a hobby I’ve had since I was a teenager – but what I’ve actually made over the years has changed, from clothes for myself to more unusual things such as curtains for a bell tent! It is very different [...]
