Crafting Time - Part Two
Monday 28th January 2008 by Cherry Menlove
So, your copy of Sublime Stitching
 has arrived and you’re amazed at just how easy it is to add a stitched cupcake to your slightly ‘worse for wear’ pinny or some French knot daises to your daughters P.E. bag! But, once you’ve embroidered everything in site with your, slightly wonky version of a bluebird where do you go from there?
You feel like branching out and exercising your sewing hoop on some new unchartered fabric; you’ve scoured eBay but want something a little more personal. If this is the situation you find yourself in then I suggest you pay a visit to one of these wonderful fabric resources:
 The first (and this is for the lady who has already worked her way through the Cath Kidston  collection) is Country House Antique Textiles .
This marvellous company that's based in rural Devon, stocks some of the most magnificent vintage fabrics I have ever seen; you’ll also find wonderful sewing accessories to help you trim and tidy your new creation.
They feature hand-painted, French buttons that would work wonderfully with a fifties style apron and, they've also been thoughtful enough to add Red & White Bakers Twine to their stock list, which is the ultimate trim in shabby chic packaging.
 If you prefer understated as opposed to the cabbage rose then I’d certainly pop over to The Linen Works . There you’ll be able to dream about decorating the rural, French conversion that often appears in your dreams and have a great time decorating your current house at the same time. If you’re uncertain about making an item and then embroidering a pattern or trim on to it them pick up a bag holder to practice on or perhaps even one of the white or flax laundry bags .
The wonderful thing about embroidery and spending time decorating household items with different stitches is that not only are you being creative in a way that is entirely personal but, and this is a little known fact, it is one of the most relaxing activities you can partake in...
Feeling the thread pulling gently through the fabric as your vision emerges is wonderfully satisfying. And, if you don’t like what you see at the end of an evening... why, you simply unpick it and start all over again tomorrow. Nobody will even know you’ve been there!
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