January 2017 – The haberdashery Blog.

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Well What A Week It’s Been…….

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Ami

Hi everyone,

It’s a bit bloody cold but it’s been a lovely week here…..lots to show and tell you.

This week it’s the adults turn to go first….

Monday was the start of our first quilting course in the new Sewing Studio.

The ladies picked out their fabrics, cut out what pieces they needed and started to piece together. A great start and I can’t wait for next week….

Then on Wednesday evening we had the beginners sewing workshop. We had a lovely time and everyone went home very pleased with themselves and with beautiful cushions….

The crochet group also loving the new Studio have been busy. I can tell you there’s a huge project in the pipeline ……more details to follow…

Now let’s crack on with the little ones….

Firstly our joint quilt project is coming along nicely, we still have a few more hand prints to collect…..

My new little ones got to grips with the machines, they learnt to thread, wind a bobbin, practice straight lines and curves……it was only fair after they’re hard work to let them play with decorative stitches…

My Wednesday group are on their next projects on dream clouds ….

Now for the big reveal of my older groups fabric dying session and didn’t they do a fantastic job…..

I’m also pleased to tell you I’ve been asked to be a Young Quilters Leader for children 6-18yrs.

I will be sitting down with my planner next week to arrange days and patchwork and quilting projects……I’ll keep in informed.

I’ve also been busy work on my new collection of dresses…..The Historic Dress…..

Lastly if you would like to join us on any of our workshops please visit our Website

That’s all for this week.

Thank you so much for following us and keeping up to date with our news.

See you next week

Ami

children's sewing bee, City & Guilds, Fabric, textile art, Workshop and classes

They Are So Talented…….

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Ami

Hi everyone,

Hope you are warm and well.

This weeks blog post is dedicated to the kids. Yet again they keep producing amazing results.

My younger groups have been finishing the latch hook cushions off and starting on the quilt blocks……

Then I spent time with my older group that afternoon getting to grips with Hand dying and painting fabrics. Great fun…..

Here are some of the results (more to come later)….

Roll on to Tuesday and our new group started. Three little ladies joined me for their first session of the Sewing Bee. We had a lovely time and they can’t wait to have a go on our machines next week….

Later on ………. we hosted a birthday party for an extremely talented little stitcher of ours. Happy 10th birthday Ellie x

I’m celebrating this week too. I’ve passed my latest module in my course, now on to the next.

2d accessory using Dorset buttons, machined cords, toggles and beads in complimentary colour scheme….

That’s it for another week.

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Thank you for following, see you next week

Ami

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Back in the Swing of Things

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Ami

Hi everyone,

Happy January!

It might be cold and snowing but we’ve had loads going on here to keep us busy.

So the new shop opened on the 3rd. We had an extremely busy day and lots of customers and little stitchers popping in to say hello. Thank you for the overwhelming response.

With the shop and Sewing Studio up and running,the workshop dates have been released and classes are booking up quickly Click here for up to date classes

That also means the return of our Craft and Chat night. This year we have moved the day so it’s now the first Thursday of every month.

We have a great first night in the new home. There was lots of creativity including knitting, crochet, cross stitch,lace making, sewing and appliqué….along with tea and cakes.

The Crochet workshop also started back and got cracking on learning new patterns and techniques. This class is good for beginners and more advanced.

My first group of little ones started back on Wednesday. The new studio got the thumbs up and we started work and our next project…..not completed yet but here’s the progress

In between all the excitement I started on working on a new technique myself. A textile art collage and quilted over net… not sure if I like it or not at the moment….

All in all a busy start to the year and looks like 2017 is going to be the year of new crafts, hobbies and challenges.

Happy new year to you all.

Keep warm and stay safe.

Ami

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