More Textile Wrist Cuffs

More new cuffs hot off the sewing machine this week.
These are all half the width of the bigger ones averaging about 4.5cm wide.
Lots of fibres, novelty yarns and organzas over stitched with free machine embroidery.
Some of the cuffs fasten with a focal button and some fasten with press studs.

I haven't listed any of these in my online shops but they are all available. Just drop me a line at aileenclarkecrafts@tiscali.co.uk if you'd like to know more.
They are all £8.50 including p+p.

These little cuties measure 2.5cm wide and fasten with press studs. These would fit quite slim wrists. I will be making some child sized ones next for age 4 years and up.

Rainbow Wrists £8.50 inc p+p

I love the colours in the cuffs below and I'm working on some neck pieces to match.

Texture, Colour and Stitch

June has had me furiously building up my stock of cards with batches going out here there and everywhere to the shops.





I took a break from the card making to satisfy a whim when on looking at this card, I wondered how a landscape would look using a similar technique.

So I needle felted some fibres onto a pre felt background then added some crystal organza in toning shades over the top. This gives the colours a subtle sparkle and sheen with extra texture.
Then with some basic machine stitching I worked colour coordinating threads into each section.

I love all these colours together and the white frame makes everything really stand out.

Rainbow's in The Landscape



When I finish a needle felted piece I always like the fuzzy, subtle effect of the fibres on the back, especially if pushed through a dark background fabric. I was using hand dyed navy pre felt for this project and the back was almost as nice as the front so I did another quick experiment working the fibres really well in to get the best effect on the back.

So I worked back to front with the fibres but did the machine stitching onto this side. It's a nice effect but I think I like the full on colours of the other side better.

My machine stitching must be improving because this doesn't look too untidy from the back!

Although I have been working in rainbow colours all week, my head has been full of thoughts of the sea and the crashing west coast waves. We have booked our ferry to Ireland for next month. I can't wait to go camping way out on the Dingle Peninsula, swimming every day and watching the sun go down over the Atlantic.

I've applied the same idea of working stitching in sections to this simple seascape. It still needs a boat added and maybe a moon.

Thoughts of The Sea

This is the kind of thing I've been itching to do for ages though. Just lots of great textures in all my favourite sea colours. A real fusion of fibres, mesh, scrim, organza, silk, muslin and lace.
I want to make a matching pair of these about 20cm square and mount them on canvas as opposed to framing them.