By alice on November 12, 2010
I’ll hold up my hand now and admit that the Fashion Wheel I bought on Ebay for Amelia, I really bought to fill that Fashion Wheel sized hole in my own childhood. My best friend growing up had one, and I alas did not. However, there is no need to feel sorry for me; I [...]
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By alice on January 5, 2010
The Gallery for this issue looks at Couching. Couching is a very old embroidery technique and is one of two employed in the Bayeux Tapestry. Also known as ‘Laid Work’ it is similar to applique, but instead of cloth being applied, threads and cords are sewn to the �ground fabric using fine stitches in either [...]
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