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Knitting Needle / Crochet Hook Case

I recently started knitting myself a jumper, which meant that I needed to go through my knitting needles and sort them out. Whilst sorting them out I wanted to find myself a case to keep them safe, so searched multiple different places to find one…with no luck. So I went about making one that would suit my purpose. It took me three goes to come up with the final design.

The first design, fit the knitting needles in fine, but it was wonky and the pockets were to small, though I was able to have a good play with the first custom carved stamps that I made.

The second design, I managed to get the pockets how I wanted them but the final finish was not what I was wanting. It was a little wonky and needed to have a more professional finish.

Both these two designs are being used to store my crochet hooks and knitting needles in respectively.

The third and final design is just how I want it. Not only has it got lovely pockets, the knitting needles fit perfectly and snuggle into the pockets nicely. Its a little tight for the crochet hooks I use but would be fine for simple metal ones. I used fabric that already was printed with origami birds and used that as the inspiration to make my own stamp for the rest of the case

The zipped pocket is fully lined and has added stabilisation for durability. The popper pocket will have clear mat poppers so they don’t distract from the lovely red fabric stamped with bronze origami birds. The pocket under the zipper and popper pocket can store any paperwork or long items and is also stabilised to give the case further structure.

The lining of the case is a lovely pale blue with contrasting origami birds stamped by hand.

Whilst the cover is hand stamped in midnight blue, red and pale blue on my signature cotton. It is then quilted and stabilisation added to give the whole case more structure and durability. The whole case is hand bound with binding to finish it off!

Hope you like the case, and this particular case will be available to purchase from the shop soon.

If you wish to have a custom made case then please don’t hesitate to contact us through the Website or our Facebook page.

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Dinosaur Bunting

This is the current Dinosaur bunting that we have produced to date if you would like to see more then head over to the bunting gallery or to the shop to order your own!

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Woof woof….Fluffy Dog

The past 4 weeks have been spent making a custom dog decoration! I followed a pattern (link at the end of the post), but made a few modifications including making toe beans and increasing the leg length to make him a little taller.

The pillow he sits on is handstamped using an indian block stamping technique

The basic skeleton didn’t take too long…but the fluff after took a while. Each thread is stranded through separately.

The colouring is made specific to the clients own dog colours.

Finally completed after 50 hours and 4 weeks of production!

Pattern for the crochet puppy dog

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Ecmo the little Pocket Bat

Introducing Ecmo, the little pocket bat. A little pal to keep you company even in the most scary of situations.

Ecmo has a soft spot in our heart and this is why…

When our daughter was in PICU she ended up on Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). For nearly two weeks due to her lungs not being able to provide her with the oxygen she needed she was on this machine. During this time she had with her a little bat toy called Echo which helped the nurses to hold up the wires and tubes that were keeping her alive. The little bat toy with her during this time was nicknamed Ecmo rather than called by the name given to him.

The nurses, physiotherapists and doctors at Evelina saved her life and we will always be grateful for all the hard work and round the clock care that she received.

This is why we have decided that from every sale of little Ecmo, £2.50 will be donated to the Evelina Children’s Hospital.

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Fierce Little Dragons

The trio of Fierce Little Dragons have now had their photoshoot. They had a blast with all the gold in their little cavern.

They are now ready to sacrifice themselves to the Gods of Fire and Tension….for the greater good!

Once the sacrifices have been complete they shall be ready to come forth into the world for all to enjoy.