Embroidered Vintage Tablecloths

Out and about with friends on Friday last, we repaired to ‘The Jiggery Pokery Shop’ in Mickley, Stocksfield (Northumberland) for lunch. The lunch, by the way, was of the nicest kind for a greyish November day: home-made carrot and lentil soup together with home-made cheese scones accompanied by butter. However, the key reason for includingContinueContinue reading “Embroidered Vintage Tablecloths”

How to recycle a shirt!

Today’s post – by popular request – is an expanded version of an earlier one, in which I extolled the virtues of chopping up a shirt to produce material that can be re-used for various purposes, including patchwork and quilting.  Here then, is the state-of-the-art, illustrated, blow-by-blow method: 1.Choose a good brand. This shirt isContinueContinue reading “How to recycle a shirt!”