Celestial seasonings colouring pages
Celestial seasonings (the people who produce tea) have published some wonderful colouring pages that can be easily adapted for embroidery. Thanks for the link goes to Shay Toner who dropped me an email about it.
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Skip to contentCelestial seasonings (the people who produce tea) have published some wonderful colouring pages that can be easily adapted for embroidery. Thanks for the link goes to Shay Toner who dropped me an email about it.
Selling crafts online is a series of 15 articles covering such topics as, photographing your wares, describing the product, shipping methods, and then goes on to examine a number of options for selling crafts online. The series then examines various websites against a set of criteria. Since the author is …
My post yesterday provoked a few comments one of which came Virginia Burnett pointing out that people think textiles should be functional. I agree this is a commonly held belief but it is one that comes from a single cultural viewpoint even if it is a dominant one! We live …
The Macclesfield Silk Museum looks to house an interesting collection of approximately 4000 items which includes items large and small from 26 jacquard handlooms to silk covered buttons. The collection is described as containing silk machinery, equipment, tools, textiles and costume but the items that caught my eye is the …
Many quilters ask why is it that textiles can not get the same price as paintings or the ‘fine arts’. Why are they valued as lesser items because they are textiles? This is an important question because so many textile artists battle to earn even a part time living from …
Carolyn Ellertson has collected aprons for over 40 years. In Up Close and Personal with Vintage Aprons Carolyn shares her collection, her memories and situates these textiles with a cultural context. I have found no other medium which covers a broader section of the needle arts for a longer period …
Narrow fabrics, or ‘smallwares’ is any textile fabric that is not larger than 45 cms in width. Under the classification trimming, elastic, tape, ribbon, lace, braids, and cording all fall into the category. They are used in the apparel and soft furnishing industries. The Glossary of Narrow fabrics is handy …