Friday, 9 March 2012

Thursday, 8 March 2012

Inspiration: Origins






 




Born in Leeds and raised in Ilkley,
My gran was a seamstress there.
A textile-loving Yorkshire lass who now enjoys the sun.


And sews and sews.

North Meets South
Today



High Five #9







Some vintage inspiration to start your day:

Folkart Large-Scale Model Rowboat - Three Potato Four
Antique Toy Army Tent & Cots (look at the cots!!!) - Every Eskimo*
1940's Big Top Circus Clown Suit - Factory 20**
1930's Boy Scouts of America Knot Sample Board -  Topsy Design


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Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Hey Poupée !



  
Vintage Czech Doll Set - FLER
(how I'd love to play with this!)



Modular Doll's House - Manzanita Kids, via



 
Doll Kits by Sophie Tilley Designs






  Slot, Sew, Screw and Stand

A small selection of doll finds, for all you doll lovers out there.


Bonne journée !







Fun With Fables #15






Beautifully illustrated by Sheila Moxley and her new fairground-inspired carousel cushions,

Perfect for little ones and available in four colourways, over here.


Thanks Hazel!




Monday, 5 March 2012

Noughts & Crosses

PERFUME RING
meadowsweet dyed silk, figtree branch, tonka beans, black cotton ligatures, sprayed with cardamom and labdanum tinctures. 
January the 17th, 2012



TONKA TREE  
Tonka beans, palmtreetwigs, black cotton ligatures.
2010
 

PERFUME RING 
pomegranate and cochineal died silk, figtree branch, seed capsule ( unidentified ) scented tonka beans from Paraguay, cinnamon coloured cotton ligatures, sprayed with vetiver perfume. 
 January the 16th, 2012
 Beauty in simplicity
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