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Pictures of Paris and Playing with Patchwork Fabric

As promised, here is more of the low-down on the recent trip to Paris. We travelled by EuroStar from London:It worked beautifully, and we traversed the Channel Tunnel with minimum disruption and inconvenience (unlike my previous experience in a coach, where I felt like a sardine). Arrival at the Gard du Nord in beautiful sunshineContinueContinue reading “Pictures of Paris and Playing with Patchwork Fabric”

How to Make A Harris Tweed Brooch

My friend Maggie went on holiday to the Hebrides and had a wonderful time. She is a lover of fabrics, like me, and so made several visits to the Harris Tweed shop on the Isle of Harris. She purchased lengths of the most beautiful Harris Tweed in glorious glowing colours, and showed us the specialContinueContinue reading “How to Make A Harris Tweed Brooch”