Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Category: Textiles
First finish of February – Horses!
This was actually supposed to be finished in January in time for my niece Grace’s birthday, but because I was ill and my trip to Victoria got postponed – the whole thing got pushed into the first week of February. For this project I… Continue Reading “First finish of February – Horses!”
Real life sewing injuries!
Last night I put a sewing machine needle through the very tip of my thumb and this morning I woke up cramped and sore from neck to feet after spending 7 hours sitting at my sewing machine in a determined effort to get the… Continue Reading “Real life sewing injuries!”
Stitching (and sneezing) in the new year!
This feels like a bit of a cheat because I made the linen napkin blanks way back in early 2013, but all the flowers were hand-pieced and stitched on in 2014 – so it still counts as the first sewing project of the year.… Continue Reading “Stitching (and sneezing) in the new year!”
A hooded scarf for an apocalyptic winter
Given all the doom and gloom on the supposedly radioactive west coast* at the moment – I find myself asking: if forced to evacuate in the dead of winter, what’s the one garment I would most want to bundle up in? That’s right, a… Continue Reading “A hooded scarf for an apocalyptic winter”
Finishing what I started (seven years ago)
It strikes me odd that I have never shared this project here – especially given its long history. Started over seven years ago, in my last months of living on the Sunshine Coast, this is a project from my ferry-commuting days – a cross-stitched… Continue Reading “Finishing what I started (seven years ago)”
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