I have always had a love-hate relationship with shopping. By shopping, I don’t mean the drudge of the weekly supermarket stock-up, nor do I mean popping round the corner for a packet of biscuits. What I mean is shopping as … Continue reading
Sometimes people send me really interesting things. I’ve had fabulous fabric, vintage goodies and various natty novelties in the post – but I’d never received any frilly frocks – until now. A whole box of frilly frocks arrived the other … Continue reading
I have to say, I was amazed at the response to my last blog post. It seems I hit a nerve, and my feelings and words resonated with quite a few people. Many others, it seems, have been where I am now, or … Continue reading
I had such a good time in Sheffield last time I visited. So when my friend Maria of Sunshine Vintage suggested a trip over for a weekend mooch around the vintage shops, I jumped at the chance. We started off at … Continue reading
Whilst I have been making dolls I have deliberately tried to keep my attentions away from dolls that other people are making. Normally I love browsing other clever makers’ wares and admiring their skills. But I didn’t want to end … Continue reading
We are a friendly lot, we vintage textile obsessives. I got to know Riva online when she asked me to do her the favour of snaffling something from a charity shop. An embroidery that I had spotted and posted on my Facebook page. Of … Continue reading