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 come to recognise. It’s called...
by Heather Luke | Sep 27, 2015 | Core techniques, Design, Inspiration, Patterns
I guess the questions we’re most frequently asked, not so much by clients as by those who come into space are these. How do you put colours together ? Why these – do pink and red really go then ? They ask how we...
by Heather Luke | Aug 14, 2015 | Patterns, Workroom Remnants
From workroom remnants – the most glamorous of cushions!!! This month’s project is a random frilled cushion, perfect for a girly bedroom. It’s great fun to make – a beautiful, hand made product from left-overs. The dimensions can be adapted to...
by Heather Luke | Aug 14, 2015 | Patterns
Half of the fun is in the making: relax and enjoy the Moss Cushion.. a great start for beginner knitters. Knitted homeware has definitely come back into fashion in recent years, and although there is probably a pattern out there to make just about anything – it...
by Heather Luke | Aug 14, 2015 | Kitchen Table Makes, Patterns
Because everyone can agree that pillows are more comfy than cushions.. Pillow shams are one of those things that make so much sense, it’s hard to believe not everyone has them. They are simply covers for your bed pillows, (those comfy, fluffy things that we only seem...
by Heather Luke | Aug 10, 2015 | Patterns
Cushion covers that stand the test of time or should it be: How to make armour for your cushions! If like mine, your household is children oriented, for even some of the time – your own or a second nursery for all friend’s and family’s little ones – the...
