Yesterday, we visited the Museo didattico della Seta di Como. Primarily since the 1800s Como has been at the centre of the region’s and later the centre of Italy’s silk production. Silk from Como is currently well known all over the world for its quality. When at the end of the 20th century many factories…
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When I spotted the cute kits L’Ile à Mousse was selling at the Aiguille en Fête show we were attending I knew I just had to get one. It was just a matter of deciding which one. I opted for Miette the Mouse as it was just a little bit different than the actual teddy…
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Aiguille en Fête is Paris’ main needlecraft show. For the past few years, I have seen pictures of this show on my social media timeline and it looked like a really nice show so I thought it would be great to attend. An even better idea was to combine it with a visit to the…
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When I did my first day-class at the Royal School of Needlework last year I spotted the cute little purple thread catchers with the RSN logo on sitting on the poles of the trestles in the certificate & diploma classroom. At the time I thought it was a shame that they didn’t sell those in…
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I have had my Cath Kidston cottage sewing basket for quite a while now, and since I do use it very regularly it has started to show signs of wear as bits are slowly falling off. I had actually already outgrown my sewing basket as there was simply no room anymore and had to store items…
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In previous posts, you will have seen that I like using a Pako Floss Organiser to keep my threads organised when working on a particular project. I really like using this organiser but the only problem is that you always need to wrap it in something or put it in a little bag to ensure…
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When looking for a slate frame bag to buy or for a pattern to make one myself I could only find one ready made, which the RSN sells, and one blog post by Sweet Fallen Angels who made her own. However, neither was one that suited my style or had the features I wanted. I wanted…
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It has been an odd last few days. Everything has been about embroidery but without actually doing any embroidery at all. It has been more about sewing, organising and planning. As I have mentioned in previous blog posts I have decided to do the Royal School of Needlecraft certificate in technical hand embroidery course. I…
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