Welcome back to Wedgie's Wonderful World.
Over the festive season I had rather a lot of time off work (lots of untaken leave that I had to use before the end of 2015) and that meant I could spend more time in my lovely craft room - woo hoo!
Last year I really started experimenting with dressmaking and machine sewing generally...it's something I have dabbled in for a number of years.....but I think I've finally got the hang of it. I'm by no means perfect.....but my wardrobe has increased with some rather lovely (even if I do say so myself) handmade clothes and I was able to give some hand sewn gifts for Christmas this year!
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| 50s Style Handmade Dress with circle skirt |
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| Handmade zipper pouches made using Liberty print |
Then my mum asked whether I could help her stock a craft stall that she is thinking about taking over at her local church in 2016. This got me thinking about all the different small items I could make that might be popular......thats when I remembered my felt stash!
Ages ago I had a real thing for creating felties and other small felt items, so I thought I would give it a go again......and I am so pleased I did! I had forgotten how much I enjoy working with felt to create little items like these felt brooches....
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| Collection of handmade felt brooches |
There is something rather wonderful and satisfying about designing and creating with felt. As long as you have the right stash at home you can make a new brooch relatively quickly....
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| Brooch making at the beginning |
You can also add quite a bit of detail, using buttons and hand stitching to embellish your designs....
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| Finished felt flower brooches |
I made the five brooches in the photo above in one afternoon (and that included faffing about in my craft room to find all the materials!)......so I will definitely be helping mum stock her craft stall this year!
Have you got a forgotten craft that you really enjoy doing?
I'd love to hear about it.....
Thank you for popping by today,
Wedgie xxx
