embroidery – Amanda Jane Textiles

Enjoying Sashiko at home

Some years ago I made a series of Sashiko samples as part of course I was following at the time. I bagged each piece out (by that I mean I put the sashiko piece right sides together with a plain backing, stitched all the way round on the sewing machine, turned it through, then hand-stitchedContinueContinue reading “Enjoying Sashiko at home”

Textiles in Maker church, Cornwall

Last week, I was staying on the Rame Peninsula in Cornwall, to celebrate a family occasion. During the week, I went to visit the church of St Mary and St Julian at Maker and found a treasury of interesting textile items within. At the moment, the church has scaffolding around its tower. This is theContinueContinue reading “Textiles in Maker church, Cornwall”