• Hand Crafts,  Weaving

    First (Wonky) Weave!

    I have spent the last few nights working on something I’ve been wanting to try for a while now – weaving! I’ve always loved the beautiful woven wall hangings you see on Instagram and Pinterest and I just had to try making one of my own. So I’d like to present my very own (wonky) weave! I am in love with weaving now! So far I’ve just been using a homemade look using a picture frame which worked fairly well. I may have also bought more new yarn because “I needed it”. Heh. Here are some detail pictures for those who are interested! And now I am off to start…

  • Embroidery,  Hand Crafts

    Purple and Blues Cross Stitch Hues

    Woo I finished yet another pretty thing! This time its a cross stitch hoop. I didn’t follow any pattern and kind of made it up as I went but I feel like it turned out quite well. I basically grabbed each color I liked and made a few rows with them until I was satisfied. You can see some of the progress pictures below of how I worked. I always started out with the big rows of color and then added the little details (it also meant that I made a few jumps on the back). However it isn’t too messy I think. You can see the final front and back…

  • Bobbin Lace – Bracelet Finished
    Bobbin Lace,  Hand Crafts

    First Bobbin Lace Bracelet!

    Woo, I have managed to finish my very first proper bobbin lace project! Up until now I’ve just been taught the different techniques on small swatches and have never made a full product. Today is the day. I have some awesome progress pictures with lots of details. I am kinda impressed with myself at how well these pictures turned out… heh. First is the bobbin winding! This was a bit of a pain because I had to do them all manually. They look so pretty when they are all ready to be used though! Now for some real progress! I got this fairly dense foam that is working well. Its not as…