Embroidery hoops are perfect for creating your own speedy eye catching wall art. They’re a great stash busting opportunity to use up a collection of much loved fabrics. You Will Need Old Embroidery hoops Fabric scraps for background and with motifs Plain fabric for motif Bondaweb Scissors Instructions Step 1 Cut background fabric out… Continue reading Embroidery Hoop Wall Art
I know you as a textile designer and maker, Can you tell us if you went to art school and if so what did you study? I was born & bred in Brighton. I studied Textile Design at Winchester School of Art (1994 - BA Hons). Jehane's own hand drawn designs How and when did you… Continue reading Meet the Maker Jehane Boden-Spiers textile designer and Art licenser and consultant
Make stylish cushions from original 1960's fabric You can still purchase pieces of sixties fabric on eBay and very occasionally find them in vintage shops and markets. These cushions were made from one piece of fabric that had four asymmetric circles on it. I decided to cut the fabric into four to make four cushion… Continue reading Mid Century Cushions
Butterfly chairs are currently in vogue again. I saw lots of them at Maison et Objects in Paris. They were covered in a variety of fabrics and skins including leather and pony skin. I bought this old butterfly chair in a junk shop for £10. The cover was rust stained and not very nice so… Continue reading Make your own butterfly chair cover
I recently finished reading Making Winter a creative guide for surviving the winter months by Emma Mitchell. I’m so pleased I did. What drew me to this book was, that I had attended a drop in workshop on paper flower making at Anthropologie, given by Emma Mitchell. I was very impressed by her organization skills,… Continue reading Making Winter by Emma Mitchell
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