The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass
What a super weekend – I have just got home from two days of sewing workshops with the inspirational Jessie Chorley at the Hope & Elvis Studio.
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I have made a little, hand embroidered brooch – My Red Frock – to wear this weekend at the Jessie Chorley workshop at Hope and Elvis .
Another week, another day out wandering around in my favourite charity shops. The beauty of it is I’m never quite sure what I’ll find. Half the fun comes when I rummage in a box and spot a vintage textile treasure.
This wooden bobbin from a weaver’s shuttle caught my eye. It had nails in one end, to use for French knitting. It wasn’t until I came home, that I noticed it was marked Saltaire. One of my favourite Mill buildings in the North of England.
