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Arnolds Attic

The Stitchery of Catherine Hill, a Lancashire Lass

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Posted on 24th April 20144th July 2018

Sewing and vintage …. I love, love, love….

As soon as I enter a vintage or charity shop, my eyes are drawn to anything sewing, vintage.  I find sewing and vintage are the best combination.

Vintage Hunting

Inspiration is everywhere…. decals, rusty irons and a child’s pram….
Vintage find - old mother's hubbard

Continue reading “Sewing and vintage …. I love, love, love….”

Posted on 11th April 20144th July 2018

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that….

A little bit of vintage paper, red thread and a vintage watch.
I’ve been stitching this project for a while.
vintage textiles, vintage bias tape, vintage paper, vintage watch and red thread

 

vintage textiles, vintage bias tape,
vintage paper, vintage watch and red thread
The bow was made a while ago and then added to this watch.
My latest brooch… I hope you like it.
Posted on 10th April 20144th July 2018

I adore working with vintage paper

Vintage paper and my favourite red thread are on the sewing table today.

 

Vintage paper and my favourite red thread
It warms my heart to stitch onto paper

Experimenting, playing and hand stitchery – my idea of a perfect day

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Welcome to Arnold’s Attic

The blog of Lancashire Lass, Catherine Hill.

Catherine is a multi-award-winning contemporary textile artist based in the UK.  Her artistic vision is drawn from her childhood memories growing up in the English county of Lancashire in the 1970’s.Her red hand embroidered textile art has been exhibited across the UK, USA, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Brazil, Bulgaria and Australia.

Catherine is a film maker. Search Google ‘YouTube Arnolds Attic’ and discover the wonderful work of other textile artists.

Arnold’s Attic is named after a vintage textile collection she was gifted by an old family friend called Arnold. His family had worked in the Lancashire textile mills for generations. The collection had been stored in his attic.

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