How have I managed to leave my biggest project so far off this site for so long? It took five months from first conversation to finished item and over 150 people shared their stories and made their mark on it. We took an old bed sheet, a lot of thread and some keen volunteers and … Continue reading A Magical Map
Tag: sewing
A Community Quilt Experiment
My most recent community textiles project is a gorgeous green patchwork quilt I made with the Space4 Wednesday Craft Group, most of whom had not done any patchwork or quilting before. We spent two weeks together making improvised patchwork blocks - using a traditional log cabin block as our jumping off point. The blocks people … Continue reading A Community Quilt Experiment
Mending jeans
This is everything (nearly) I know about mending holes in jeans, based on a lot of experimentation over quite a few years. In particular, it's how to do a crotch mend, where your thighs rub together, because it's an awkward place to mend, and pretty much no-one wants a visible mend right there! You want … Continue reading Mending jeans
The dress that is me
This is probably the most joy-filled thing I’ve made so far. The end result, the making process and how the whole thing came to be, all three have been coloured by joy. It all started in Llandudno, where I spent 3 weeks on a spirituality and prayer workshop1, last August. Each day, we were given … Continue reading The dress that is me
Ragbag Mending 