Embroidered button swap

I got my parcel, all the way from Hungary! A while back it has to be admitted, but there was the inevitable delay while I went to fetch it from the post office, and then waited for a nice sunny day to take some photos. I love my parcel – Judit has been so generous. [...]

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Embroidered button swap

Embroidered buttons Originally uploaded by TheCraftyLibrarian I finished my first swap parcel of 2010 in time! I’m quite impressed with myself, and now that Judit has received her buttons (in record time – 3 days from the UK to Hungary – very impressive Royal Mail) I can post a little about my first button-making experience. [...]

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Buttons buttons buttons

I’ve just joined my first post-small person swap: the Embroidered Button Swap. I’m very excited, particularly since I had a quick look on flickr to see exactly what an embroidered button looks like (I’ve never made one – I’m ambitious!). Here are a few of my favourites: details here, top to bottom, left to right: [...]

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Knots.

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I was struck the other day by the beautiful simplicity of incywincystitches’ french knot sheep. I love the contrast between the flat background and the bright white sheeps – and for such small creatures they even seem to have a personality. So I’ve started my own [...]

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