Family history tells that this framed piece of embroidery, a ship sailing the sea, had been made by my grandmother, Myrtle Green, in the 1930s in preparation for her marriage, for her ‘bottom drawer’ or ‘trousseau’. The embroidery, today, is usually housed in a 46cm x 38.3cm wooden frame. It’s a nice centrepiece that […]
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Knitted for our wedding reception, from Skein Queen‘s Twitter Bird pattern (adapted a little bit). We’re going to play a game of i-spy with some of them! I’ve got an old pillow ready for the stuffing, then I just need to sew them up and give them eyes and wings by embroidering in a contrasting
The Birds! The Birds! Read More »
Giles and I have been harbouring a secret these past few months, and yesterday were finally able to announce it to the wider world. I have been busy growing a whole new person! I’ll need to get cracking on a few more baby clothes before next February that’s for sure. I won’t bore you with
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I love narrative art. I love book art. This stop motion animation from the New Zealand Book Council makes me very happy indeed.
Beauty in Storytelling Read More »
Penelope, now in her early 70s was interviewed by me about learning to sew at school, and she had many a story, but this one seems particularly topical. Ingrid: So what kind of sewing did you do at your first school? Penelope: I only ever did sewing with pennies. I could do round pennies. [laughs]
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