News — handmade
Tapestry is hand woven! RANT!
The word ‘tapestry’ gets misused a LOTTapestry is hand woven, and made on a loom - it’s a fabric made from scratch.If you are stitching on top of another fabric, it is needlepoint, not tapestry.Lately I have seen younger people use term tapestry for crochet and quilting - WTF????I did a whole YouTube video about tapestry vs needlepoint - you can find it HERE :)
Making mistakes ...
OK, I have a confession …I was all set for finishing a commission for a beautiful soul on Sunday.But weaving is not always straightforward.I made ONE error while dressing the loom.Hours later, I still hadn’t noticed.Until - HALF WAY THROUGH THE SCARF! - I thought ‘hmmm, that doesn’t look right’.There was nothing else to do … I cut it off the loom and STARTED AGAIN!It really has to be PERFECT before it gets delivered to YOU ;)You can find all my delicious handwovens here on my website :D
Shop update!
S H O P U P D A T E !!I have another Liquorice Allsorts scarf in stock, as well as a few other restocks of sold-out colours.Get shopping! :DYou can find all my delicious handwovens on my website - free shipping within Australia with every order over $100!
How to choose your next scarf colour!
Sssssoooo … I wanted to make myself a single-coloured scarf that would match most of my winter woolies.So how did I make my decision?I took out my most-worn items, and the ones that I would need a scarf to match with.I noted my dominant colours.Then I chose a colour that matched all of those colours.Think outside the box - usually I just go for black, as it matches EVERYTHING! But sometimes a colour (even a bright one) can act like a ‘neutral’ with the right outfit.How about you? How do you choose your accessories?
What is self care to you?
What is ‘self care’ to you?To me, it’s not about having baths and reading my candlelight … it’s about RESPECT!- doing what makes you feel good- wearing what makes you feel good- actually, anything that makes you feel good!!- hanging around with people who inspire you- dropping people who don’t treat you well … including toxic family members! By the way, you can find these delicious scarves on my website!