This is one of my samples to go on April’s page of the Stitchbook I am making, as I follow Helen Birmingham’s wonderful guidelines.
This month’s kit is a particular delight.
And includes a small piece of Chindi rug
Pulling out the fabric pieces and ironing them is like finding treasure
all those disparate patterns, all harmonising together
The serendipity of finding the patterns within the rug intrigued me so much I bought another by mail order
and found these patterns inside
Very different but no less exciting. I am going to have fun stitching on these.
I am loving this 12 month course, each month offers new techniques and ideas. Each kit is still available in Helen’s shop.
Do you have any textile adventures to share with us this month?
Please leave a link in the comments to your Textile posts – current posts or archive are all welcome.
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Wild Daffodil 
Fascinating patterns hidden within the rug!
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I will be looking at Chindi rugs with a very different eye – if I ever go shopping again!
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I can see why.
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Lovely fabrics! I love mixed packs of sari silk for the same reason, treasure!
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Ooo yes, sari silk – where do you get yours from?
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Stef Francis, Rainbow Silks and shows usually.
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Thank you! I have just ordered some goodies from Stef Francis.
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❤️❤️❤️ the fabrics and floss you used in these examples! Have seen the rugs but had no idea they had a name, or such glorious fabrics inside!
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I had no idea either – I will look at them anew from now on.
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Here’s a retro post all about wardrobe textiles: https://wp.me/p2ynvT-1oT
Looking at the photos at the top of the post, two of the fabrics in the smaller photos (not the pile of sweaters) – the red and dark green check – are still in my stash. Oops. . . 🙄
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Interesting! What will you do with the red and green check?
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Both the red and the green check are still in the stash. (face of shame)
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You are not alone!
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Thank goodness for that!
Happy Easter🐰🌼🌷🐰
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I like your sample very much. To me it looks like a meadow of grasses and flowers blowing in the summer wind.
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Wow – thank you! I will call it ‘meadow’.
Your description is delightful.
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Wonderful — I’m honoured! 😊
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Oh, my! Beautiful.
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Thank you Laurie, I really enjoyed doing it.
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Sooooo creative, Sandra!
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Helen’s kits certainly widen my horizons.
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I love how you have stitched your sample. Here is the link to my post today.
https://avoicethroughstitch.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/photo-challenge-text
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Thank you Cathy, I have been looking forward to this month and it did not disappoint.
What a fabulous post you have shared with us this month, fascinating.
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That sounds like a really lovely adventure in textiles.
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Each month is a delicious adventure!
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ps. may I share this post on Twitter please? It’s so evocative, and such a great way to promote her.
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Yes, please do.
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that’s wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing, and also for sharing her shop I’m off for a browse.
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Glad you like it Dawn, it was fun to do.
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and shared in today’s #CheeryUppy, thank you so much.
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Wow – thank you!
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Your stitched sample is really interesting and beautiful. I wish I was better at stitching and could do such things. Must be really fun!
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Thank you Jane, it is really fun!
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Ooh, I’ve got one of those rugs. I like it as a rug though and nobody can say I haven’t already got enough fabric to play with 😁 I shall live vicariously through your unravellings.
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I have a rug too, but all plain fabrics 😦
I too have far too many fabrics, might have to cut them in random strips.
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Someone once sent me a parcel and it was padded out with scraps of fabric instead of bubble wrap. A lovely idea, and no harm to our planet! Such fun, isn’t it, to play with some new supplies?
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What a great idea for wrapping.
I can’t agree with you more about playing with new supplies! 🙂
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