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and welcome to my textile treasure house!

A stitcher, maker, occasional printmaker and dyer, I’m inspired by handmade textiles.

I have decided to close my shop at the end of August 2026. Until then I will continue to add new stock, often at the beginning of a month. Newsletter subscribers always know first! You can subscribe at the bottom of any page on here.

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πŸͺ¬I love making and packaging and finding quirky fabrics to incorporate in my kits. I’ve never lost my childhood delight in playing with scraps of paper and pencils, yarn and fabric.
BUT
I have a more recent love too, planning and leading textile tours in the UK and beyond. Whole new vistas have opened up for me and I don’t want to miss a thing!
SO
The Tart shop will close late summer. In the meantime I have new makes and interesting bundles to add to the shelves. Newsletter subscribers always know about these first and often snap up my limited edition goods before I have time to tell anyone else. 
PLEASE
Sign up so you don’t miss out! There are bargains to be had from now until late summer.
THEN 
I hope to have some time to be creative in other ways for quite a while.
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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 πŸŒ„

#moroccotour 
#highatlasmountains 
#antiatlasmountains 
#inspirationeverywhere

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