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A stitcher, maker, occasional printmaker and dyer, I’m inspired by handmade textiles. From African batik and mud prints to neat Japanese geometrics and vintage linens, I share the joy by creating small kits and packs.

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I needed a very simple project yesterday. Picked some red mix random 4ply leftovers, held them double and cast on the simplest of hats. Just love how it’s turning out!
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Such a bright uplifting day
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Picking a few blooms in the perfect shade
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Watching Bruce have a happy tail-wagging dream
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Finding dal in the freezer - no dinner invention required
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Digging out yarn to cast on a new sweater
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Drinking too much coffee
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Simple pleasures
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Taking nothing for granted
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NOW SOLD!
I am planning to sell my lovely Lendrum spinning wheel.
Do you know of anyone in the UK who might like it?

#lendrumwheel 
#lendrumspinningwheel 
#spinningwheelforsale 
#spinnersofinstagram 
#handspinnersofinstagram
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Sunny Wednesday windowsill
Love the deep sills in this old place

#wednesdaywindowsill
#oldandquirkyhouse
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Coffee 
in a handmade mug
on a handmade coaster
in my quiet conservatory 
on this sunny March day

What a privilege in this fractured world
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Delighted to have this wonderful book waiting for me when I got home. 
The stories of 25 women who weave, spin, make buttons, embroider and sew, keeping alive their textile traditions with strength, generosity and dignity in a rapidly developing country.

The women of Morocco rock!

#womenartisansofmorocco 
#textileartisans
#womenraiseeachotherup
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Worth the wait!
A quirky hotel tonight - Morocco meets Wild West - 
After a day of fossils, a gorge walk and fascinating landscape 🌄

#moroccotour 
#highatlasmountains 
#antiatlasmountains 
#inspirationeverywhere
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Sunset at Erfoud
A long but wonderful journey from Fes to Erfoud today, over the eastern part of the High Atlas range. 
Stunning scenery, rock formations, gorges. 
Donkeys, camels, monkeys.
Also snow on the ground. 
Also desert. 
In the date capital of Morocco tonight!

#moroccotrip 
#highatlasmountains 
#erfoud🌴 
#somuchtotakein

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