by Heather Luke | Oct 18, 2015 | Design, Inspiration, New from old, No machine, Patterns
Here are some of things we’ve done with our very simply worked, colourful kanthas – actually not much as it happens, but then that’s just the point !!! Bengal in the northeast of India has an embroidery tradition that we have all...
by Heather Luke | Oct 14, 2015 | Core techniques
Animal print at it’s best; understated, minimal and chic ! It’s always good to re-use things that have seen better days – these lampshade covers are from the non-worn side of a linen pillowcase. These are one of our #kitchentablemakes,...
by Heather Luke | Oct 14, 2015 | Design, Textiles
What we know as mud cloths are more correctly called Bogolanfini, or Bogolan – loosely translated as ‘by means of mud’. The mud in question is in effect a clay slip with a naturally high iron content that has been fermented for about...
by Heather Luke | Oct 7, 2015 | Kitchen Table Makes
Bread bags: the perfect touch for the dinner table. As any hostess knows, the time between oven and eating is particularly difficult to control – with any group of people, but the closer they are the least timely – plenty long enough for lovely warmed...
by Heather Luke | Oct 6, 2015 | Kitchen Table Makes
Baguette bags: the perfect picnic accessory: This is just the sort of thing you expect to find in the idyllic French country house that you’ve rented – along with panier basket and bicycle, or carry basket, for the essential daily trip to bakery or...
