Stitch and Bitch

Recently there's been a revival for cross stitch and all sorts of embroidery. Channel 4 Kirstie's Homemade Homereignited the nations love for all things crafty and homemade.

Found these books in a charity shop






Our handiwork




Transfer from Blik



Melamine plate by Jennifer Rose

Appliqué

Appliqué
Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as, appliqué lace; appliqué work.

So following on from Do you like my Angles in print I decided to experiment in appliquéd leather. Here are the results which can be worn as a statement necklace or attached to a vest.

A Day at the Farm

On Sunday we bump into some friends around the madness that was brick Lane, with the music festival that was going on, but that was to raucous for us black Nerds. So they suggested we all go down to the farm (Spitalfields city farm) where they had a festival going on with Land of the Giant vegetables and lots of hippy types.

We were amazed to see in this city oasis entries for best vegetable, cakes, arts and crafts.



The allotments



Really like this intricate Hand embroidery and the colours in this geometric one.



We then ventured into the farm where we saw Itchy the pig, rabbits, goat, sheep, Rosie and Mo the guinea pigs, rats, ducks a Tilly the pony and a Bayleaf the Donkey.