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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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Wednesday’s windowsill, with a little licence. This jolly pot is not mine but it’s providing excellent service cheering up a quiet corner in Perthshire! 
I’m sitting outside a yarn shop - can’t promise I’ll leave empty handed…🧶
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Took my stitching away with me. Never even took it out my bag…😳

Happily threaded a needle this evening in the company of a snoring Bruce🐾
Wednesday but…
… not actually a windowsill and not mine! I’m on a recce south of the Border but that neon pink I just had to share💕
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Block prints on linen. Happy with these and now just need to set the colour before a little sample stitching commences.
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Tart’s hand dyed threads in cupro, silk, wool, linen, cotton and blends.
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Indigos and acid dyes
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Good enough to eat?
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Other shades also available 😉
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Rainy morning solace.
Today’s #wednesdaywindowsill features hosta flowers and rosebuds from my neglected garden.
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Train stitching on the way home from hot sunny Edinburgh. 
Seed stitch on dyed vintage blanket. Cyanotype bag from @island_darkroom in the Hebrides. 
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#vintageblanket
#norulesstitching
#travelproject
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Truly Slow Stitching…
This quilt has been in the making for a few years. I’ve embroidered into each of the squares, usually during winters, and never with any need to hurry the process. 

The simple geometric block prints on khadi cotton were acquired from @the_stitching_project .

In a few months I’ll add some sashing in a red chambray khadi cotton, and then get the quilt finished…probably…😉

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