Paper and Fabric Stitch

One of the workshops this month is using all the fabrics and papers you don't normally use that have texture or you wouldn't normally use, joining and stitching them together. neutrals are good because then they can be painted.

lace Hanger Pockets

This organiser is made out of linen, recycled lace, trimmings and embellishments.

It is a smaller version of my Vintage Wall Tidy.

See HERE

Tablecloth Shirt Wrap

Rhona came to class with her daughter and they had a large pile of tablecloths and lace to recycle.

They made a wrap skirt from an embroidered table cloth and a band of patchwork fabric for the waist band. It will look great over a pair of Jeans.

Keepsake Lace Pockets

I demonstrated how to make The Keepsake Lace Pockets this month and there have been so many variations, it is lovely. Here, Jo wanted to have a special place to keep her Mother and Father's Love letters inside of a box! What a wonderful thing to make to treasure such memories. Jo has been able to share these with her family and they have come to realise that they are more that personal letters they are a family archive of events and what was happening at the time. Jo made her pockets by recycling the lace from a linen table cloth and runner.

This year I am trying to encourage people to look out their treasures and store and archive them in a way to give them meaning. We all store so much bits and pieces and sorting them into a treasure or remaking them into something we can share means so much more.
See more of the pockets by clicking the labels below or visit my portfolio site to se my Lace Pockets and more Vintage Recycling HERE