On the weekend I received a box full of lovely old textiles from my friend Helen who lives in the North Island. Once my heart had stopped beating so loudly (there were some amazing pieces in there) I had a look through two British magazines she sent me: Needlewoman Needlecraft' magazine, from the mid 1950's. There are some hilarious things in these publications, starting with the politically-incorrect descriptions and fanciful outfits. There's also a pattern for a large wallhanging featuring appliques of Shakespeare's greatest tragic characters. I wonder if anyone finished that project back in the 50's?
I found two transfer sheets for floral embroideries and fell in love with those immediately. I transferred them to some antique linen I had and have used them simply as prints - reminiscent of colour-by-number books. The pouch above is part of my shop update today.
Hope your Wednesday is going well! See you tomorrow.
