Needle felting is all about using a barbed needle to tangle or fuse wool fibres together. You can sculpt 3D shapes (spheres are often popular for beginners) or build up layers of fibre to create beautiful images which you can embellish. 
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On Saturday I was lucky enough to see the beautiful ceramic Poppies at The Tower of London.
Have you ever made a Corn Dolly?
Over the last month I’ve fallen in love with this festive craft. Weaving and plaiting with such a natural product just feels so “right”.
Corn dollies (harvest trophies, maids or necks) originate from Pagan times when it was believed that a good harvest was dependent on the “spirit of the corn”. To keep the spirit safe over winter the last sheaves of corn (e.g. wheat, oats, rye, barley) were made into decorative shapes and taken into the home until they could be ploughed back into the fields the following spring.
A few months ago I received a lovely email from the folk at Let’s Knit magazine asking if they could feature my little blog in their October edition on their Bookshelf page.
Can you imagine my delight? I was so excited!
I couldn’t help myself – what a great opportunity to once more thank all you fabulous “Stitch Sharers” for your Moon Walk flowers.
If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I love, love, love old sewing machines. Here’s my latest find – the Bernina Minimatic 807.
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