Just a wee heads up! Stitch is having a 24hr sale.....

SBS is having a sale today - so grab a bargain!

Felting yarn packs.....

Today's work if you can call it that!

has been creating felting yarn packs

Great mixes of hand dyed and commercial 100% wool yarns.

Super for felting and ideal for embellishing machines!

silk chiffon.....yummy

Today I have been dying chiffon for orders and some

for the shop, all drying out slowly and hopefully get a minute

to list tomorrow.

Had a wee helper today as Hope off school with bad

ear ache so no venturing out doors.

Once the calpol started working she was happy

to keep me company while I dyed in the kitchen.

But I think lack of visitors

(she thinks I am always having folks round for coffee)

will mean a return to school in morning...lol

Lovely Mulberry bark...half price offers!

Some great offers at my Ebay Store - Hope Jacare designs

 on Mulberry bark.

Sadly my supply is coming to an end.

So if you fancy trying some.....grab some quick.

Have you ever played with mulberry bark? It has a texture and feel similar to raw silks. Surprising? Not if you happen to know that silk worms live off of eating mulberry leaves. Because of this silk-like texture, mulberry fibres are great for incorporating in  multi-media artwork and creative textiles.

Until recently mulberry bark was only available in its unprocessed state for sale to paper makers. The processed bark looks like a mesh of criss crossed threads.

There are many ways to play with the bark. You can cut up the fibre and stitch or glue it to your artwork. Funky threads and ribbons can be woven through the fibre.

More three dimensional shapes and thinner, wispy layers can be created with the bark. Soak the bark in water for a few minutes to soften the fibres. While wet, the fibres can be separated into thinner layers, distressed through stretching, ripped into smaller strips, or  pressed onto moulds.

Mmmmmm cotton scrim......

apricot and peach with a splash of  soft brown

Forest......

I do like dying cotton scrim!

In reality a very soft shell pink.....

Great bases for nuno felting.

Aly has just created a wonderful jacket using some 

scrim I dyed for her recently which you can see at

Country Cottage felts

The potential to combine.......

I think there definitely is the potential to combine felt making

along side a new love "lamp working".

Still not convinced I am a bead maker but I do love to play!

A big thanks to Louise Nelson I know know how to attach my gas tank and

torch safely.......can't wait to have a good old melt!

Just incase....pazzles Inspiration for sale

Just incase anyone is looking for one.

I am selling my Pazzles Inspiration cutter

on Ebay to fund the new hobby...lol!

You will find it here.

More weekend beads!

More playing with colour and texture.

A Single Stitch - AKA Nikki at Select Sunday post!

Today I thought I'd show you another customers work.

We haven't done a select Sunday for a while.

So today we have

Nikki AKA A Single Stitch

You can find Nikki's really lovely cards

and creations at

  A Single Stitch

on facebook,

where she has also been

creating some very special poppies.

Nikki can also be found at the following craft fairs

16th November - Earlston 

18th November - Jedburgh

23rd November - Kelso

28th,29th and 30th November - Galashiels

1st December - Newtown St. Boswells

5th December - Earlston

Good luck Nikki!

Texture and colour and a bit of baking soda

A few more beads....playing with colour and texture.

Still haven't got a steady hand for it too much

oohing and ahhing...lol.

I bought some lovely broken glass - 'frit'

from Beadbug to add spots of colour.

Texture created with Baking soda....I love it!

Working with colour and texture - such a joy!

I love the variety of fabrics and fibres I dye for customers.

From lovely cotton scrim above for a customer

to use in Nuno felting.

Harris Tweed packs for a customer that needle felts.

Recycled silk chiffon sari ribbon

for a jewellery designer!