It’s funny how things that once were strange and unfamiliar become ordinary over time. When I started making dolls, I knew that I wanted them to have long thin legs. I’m not sure exactly why, or where I first saw … Continue reading
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Tag Archives: doll making
christmas in july
Christmas in July is not an idea I am on board with. I am not even a lover of autumn. The Americans have the right idea, calling it fall. The season certainly falls out of favour with me. Not for … Continue reading
my new love
My new love is not fabric. I have been playing with fabric for as long as I can remember. As a child I always asked for – and got – those craft kits for Christmas. All through the 1970s I painted by … Continue reading
new bohemians & shrinking stockpiles
I’ve been making some new bohemians… well, more velvet cats to be precise, as the first lot sold out almost straight away. It’s funny how things go… I spent weeks kidding myself that I had a-g-e-s to make stock for my upcoming … Continue reading
bohemian rhapsody
I listen to the radio when I’m sewing. I don’t listen to music though. I prefer the gentle burble of voices as an accompaniment to stitching, whether it be a play, factual programme or current affairs. It’s not that I … Continue reading
portrait of the artist as a young mouse
It’s funny how inspiration strikes. I mentioned in my last post how last Saturday I’d spent the day at Hope and Elvis, learning to make little shoes with artist Serena Partridge. Well, when I was there I purchased a little something from … Continue reading