Fusible Vinyl

I got this amazing stuff in a while ago.  It took me a while to get a chance to play with it but it has been worth the wait.

The Make It range have done it again with this fusible vinyl.  It can be applied to any cotton or linen (to date that is all I have put it on but stay tuned).  All you do is iron your fabric really well (no creases) then peel off the vinyl from its backing and using the paper it came off (or a tea towel) iron it straight on to the right side of the fabric.

So far I have made two bags with plans for more things. 

 

The monkey fabric was turned through to make the front and looked quite creased when I did that.  So I went back to the ironing board and simply ironed it again.  This stuff is seriously awesome as the creases disappeared!!!

With the bird bag, I simply used bias binding and had to pin it all together - again a bit of ironing and all is good again.

I am quite proud of this second bag as the design is from my head......  And it worked!!!!

Just make sure that you cover the whole vinyl with something before you iron or it will cause holes.  It does come with some instructions as well which is great.

If you would like to play with the fusible vinyl you can buy it from our on-line shop or come in and have a look at it... I am sure I will be playing some more very soon...  I want to see if it can cover a stitchery.... if so I am absolutely hooked.

New Year, New Website, New Fabric

Hi there

Hope you have enjoyed a relaxing break with family and friends eating, drinking and generally being merry!!!  I know we have and the scales are telling me how much!!

We have been working away at creating our new look website which includes an on-line store that we will be continuing to build on.  We are still refining the elements but it is definitely up and running!!  Go and take a look here - we hope you like it... we certainly do..

Heaps of fabric has arrived in store and I have been very slack in letting you know about it.  However one range I must mention is the gorgeous Daisy Chain range by Prints Charming. Here's a couple of photos of the fabrics which have been printed by Kokka and are on a slightly heavier weight fabric...

I'm loving the hexagon pattern and can see a hexagon shaped quilt in the very near future being made with this and the others in the range.  You can see the available range in our on-line shop (yay).

Its Christmas Time

The end of this year has been eventful to say the least.... Our oldest boy is finishing Primary School so there has been a lot of presentations and celebrations that we thought we would need to go to.  That was until he came down with Chicken pox!!!! And yes he was immunised which basically seems to mean you get a mild dose which is great but doesn't let you be with your friends when you really want to be...

All going well (?) our youngest should get it on Christmas day.... yes he is immunised as well....

So cards and calls and messages haven't happened and presents have only just been finalised ..... but we have got there. 

Tomorrow Threadneedle will be closed until noon on December 27th, so go and have a safe and enjoyable festive season with your loved ones ... XXX

Put a little bit of Prints Charming into your festivities

What a year!!

I cant seem to keep up with both family commitments and getting all I want to say to you about the things that are happening at the moment....

You might have heard that the wonderful girls at Prints Charming have created another range of absolutely beautiful fabric - we are hoping to see this very soon.

I am happy to say that we have also ordered and received some fabulous hand printed panels and kits from them.  The following birds are simply stunning... they go with the new range and are just begging to be embroidered on.

And here are the amazing Christmas decorations that come with 12 prints to stitch on, backing fabric and threads - all you need!!

Both the birds and decs come with a great little stitching guide that gives you all you need to get going and trying some new stitches.

But wait there is more .... but that will have to wait until next week as I need to show you all the beautiful prints Kristen has sent me as well....

And don't forget that the Daylesford Makers Market Twilight Market is on this Saturday at the Primary School from 3.00pm until 7.30pm so come on in and get those last minute presents (I know I said the p word ... how far have you got!!)

Wool, glorious wool

When our friends at Purl's Palace had their store, I must admit that I would wonder over every now and then for a chat and to look at all the beautiful yarn in their store.  Mostly looking at the beautiful garments, a lot of them designed by Zoe which made them even more special.

Secretly I had wished that I could knit well enough to make something for myself that looked decent enough (for a beginner knitter) for me to actually wear.

Well I did.... It was finished a while ago and I have worn it through a lot of the winter months and it has been wonderful.  Its called Stingray made with boucle wool (to hide the bad knitting) and I often wear it with one of Kristen's lovely brooches.

Hello new addiction ..... I need to do something with that Noro over there and make some.......

A little bit of stitching...

Do you every go through a phase of looking at all your half completed things and then promptly ignoring them???!!!  Do you look at them and think they will never get finished - the pattern you have devised that needs to be written, the little "quick" stitchery that is now months old and half finished.. the quilt pieces done at primary school that need to be finished... that patchwork bag that well... sort of looks like a bag........ !!??

And then you go and start something else....

I am having one of those times .... with heaps of things to plan and do you would think I'd pull my finger out and get them done... but no.

This is a Rowandean mini kit called Echinacea.  They come with everything you need and some, like this, have different fabrics and threads to play with.  Best part is that even though they have the basic stitch instructions only the fundamental pieces (in this case the flowers) are actually printed on the fabric so you can make it your own without much effort.

Sigh... back to the finishing.....

New things

I know its been a while but there has been a flurry of activity at Threadneedle and at home.
Our first exciting bit of news is that we have introduced Wool into our Shop!!!  We now stock Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino and Eco Baby Cotton as well as the magnificent Noro Silk Garden and Silk Garden Sock... But wait there is more... we also have Rare Yarns in 4 & 8 ply as well as Boucle and Brushed.  

I have been busily knitting away (very slow at it I must say but getting there) and will have some photos soon of finished items.

On the home front we have two new additions to our family - more boys - but the cutest boys you have ever seen.  Meet Cusi and Tupac (Incan names), our gorgeous Alpacas!!  They are only about 10 months old so we are hoping they will become comfortable with us - so far so good...

I am about to go out again and tempt them with some more food - basically just to coo and tell them how gorgeous they are really.