Tools for Textiles – measuring

Today’s post is all about the tools I have in my studio for measuring, mostly measuring fabric. I’ll start straight in with a tape measure, traditional tool of tailors and dressmakers. Pictured below are the ones I use: a 60″ tape on the left and a 120″ tape on the right. They are both makeContinueContinue reading “Tools for Textiles – measuring”

Plans for 2025 and a Book Recommendation

Hello on the evening of Twelfth Night, the 6th of January, the day when – traditionally – all the Christmas decorations come down. A neighbour told me on 1 January that she always takes her decorations down on New Year’s Day. I was surprised as I prefer to keep them until the last possible moment!ContinueContinue reading “Plans for 2025 and a Book Recommendation”