Spring has Sprung.

Oooooooh! A lovely bit of Irish Linen. What a relief to be able to sew again without feeling like your fingers were going to drop off. Im still wearing two cardi's and fingerless gloves and struggling to get to basecamp (the kettle)Nevertheless there's a feeling of Spring about. Snowdrops are out and so is the vintage fabric box. Although I did put the vintage collection away again pretty swiftly- I have to break myself in slowly!




My reserves at The Most Marvellous Place are running low and the clothes rail is looking thin. Thanks to all the people who have brought my garments so far, If feedback is anything to go by, you like them! Im busy working on new pieces at the moment and this pinny in beautiful irish linen is just the first. Its got this great embellished bird motif on it. I got this from an old tee shirt and hand stitched it on. The binding is raw silk and as usual it has the trade mark hand stitching and vintage buttons.





I'll be adding more pieces slowly as they get made. remember everything is a one-off. Im also selling lots of great Vintage patterns, buttons, ribbon and ric-rac which is selling in huge quantities (is someone eating it?) and also more basic stuff like hooks and eyes, loop turners and tiny little white rubber buttons whci you can sew on your suspender belts.

A Most Marvellous Move.

Fans of my clothing can now find selected pieces at "The Most Marvellous Place to Shop" which is on the Kettering Road opposite the Jaguar garage here in Sunny Northampton. If you haven't visited yet, get yourselves down there. The place is packed to the rafters with lovely retro clothing, vintage crockery and collectables and most of all a fantastic cafe called Nannas Kitchen where Kaw and Emma serve great food.

After attending the Renegade Handmade market a few weeks back and getting such a good reception on my clothing, I didn't hesitate when asked if I wanted a space in the Most Marvellous. I also sell vintage trims, buttons and vintage fabric. I get some vintage fabric which just isn't big enough to make clothing, so I decided to cut it into decent size pieces and sell it in packs. Subsequently you can get a pack of at least 8 various sized vintage fabrics- a word of caution here Vintage is 25 years or more (my fabric is exactly that) you can get lots of projects from this fabric for just £15!
Every single item of clothing is unique and I only buy fabric in limited amounts mostly due to the fact that it's vintage and in short supply. Everything is hand finished by myself and usually features some type of hand stitching or embellishments on it.





This is only a sneaky peek at a couple of the pieces as we did a photoshoot last week. I was lucky enough to be selected for a bursary to help small businesses from UCN with which Im expanding the website. It will contain lots more classes, information on education packages for schools, photos of my clothing and collaborative work. All of which is very exciting.