New listings on ebay....

I've just posted some needlework books and patterns on ebay...have a look at them here

I've got a new shop on Folksy

I've discovered Folksy which is a craft shopping site along the Etsy, but it is UK based. I've opened a new shop there and will be closing the Etsy one, which I've had for some time but haven't sold anything on, and only had very few views. I think it's too big, and although when you post something new it might appear on the front page, because it's such a huge busy site your listing disappears almost instantly and gets lost in the crowd!

As soon as I figure out how to do it I'll post a link to the new shop. Stay tuned!

My New Love

I've been having fun this week with a new love...now don't get excited even though Valentines's is coming up...my new love is Chain Maille. I took a class during the week at Spoilt Rotten Beads and spent a happy few hours making a start on a Byzantine weave bracelet. It's a little bit fiddly to start and opening all the rings first is a bit of bore, although you could listen to music or the tv whilst doing it, but once you get into a rythmn it grows quite nicely and you can see results quickly. The chain maille itself is very tactile and drapes nicely...you just want to keep running it through your fingers. Our teacher Linda Plumtree had lots of examples of bracelets she had made and lots of advice and suggestions which gave us oodles of inspiration to go away and continue on our own. Here's a really bad photograph of my first attempt (unfinished as yet)....I'll keep you posted.

New photos

I know I've neglected this lately...I'm afraid I'm not a very good blogger. Writing doesn't come naturally to me. I read a lot, apart from books I'm the sort of person who always reads the labels and the instruction book and anything else, and I love the English language, but somehow when I write I want it to be nice and chatty but it always sounds stilted to me when I read it back.

Anyway, I digress...I just came on here to say that I've posted some better photos on items in my Etsy shop. I've not been able to make any new items recently, but I know I have to get my b*m in gear and do some.

I've booked a Chain Maille class next week which I'm looking forward to. I usually am able to learn most things from a book, but sometimes it's nice to be taught properly and pick up some tips that might make life a little easier, so I thought I would treat myself. The class is at Spoilt Rotten Beads which is not far from Cambridge, so it shouldn't take me too long to get there as I live in east London, just a couple of minutes from the M11. (Good thing I will have been paid before I go!)