I am working on the last corsage for my order from the Harrogate Home & Gift. I am intending to make myself a wrist cuff to wear and then get some work made for the Living North Fair in November. newcastle.livingnorthfair.co.uk/.../living-north-essence-of-christmas-... Gill P, Gill W and I are in the exhibitor's list as....
MADE: Contemporary , handcrafted gifts and accessories
Personalised decorative hand painted gifts, hand felted and knitted scarves, bags and accessories, hand dyed vintage linen and lace textiles.
Amazing how the time goes so quickly! I have been using up a lot of my crochet, lace and trims for my orders so I had the chance to visit my local flea market yesterday. A lovely lady called Margaret has a vintage stall and had saved me some gorgeous tiny doillies and trims. Every week she wears a purple hat with a giant purple vintage ostrich feather in it. She sells a lot of her antique garments, hats and lace to the BBC costume department for their historical productions. She is very knowledgeable and it is really interesting chatting to her about the pieces she sells. Anyway, here are a few snaps of the things I bought from her.....
buttermilk hand worked linen tray cloth
and finally whilst tidying my mother's house I came across an old book which belonged to my late great uncle. A copy of The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens was awarded to him in 1922 for History and Geography. A little family treasure..........
now then, where's that dye pot, until next time .... Jayne x
