HandMade 2

A new edition of Handmade in Melbourne

Pop Up Shop

I was cleaned out - but glad these babies have gone to some good homes! Out of the 14 collections, some of these pieces were hard to part with; but back to the drawing board for me; and I'd say the next sample sale won't be around for a long, long while.

It's all in the Detail

Handmade touches.... Summer 09, going in to store soon!

Summer 09

A peak at some new summer pieces; going into store August; silk thread machine knitted so fine it curls like wet paper at the edges and Crisp handknitted Linen Lace.

The Age

The Craft of Press: The Age

POP UP SHOP

Sample Sale:
Not blogging much lately as I've been busy beyond repair almost. (nursing an rsi shoulder); So, developed the new summer collection and started production for August deliveries into store; building a website and trying to archive 6 years of material, + developing a new product which will be launched on the website - really soon; and doing a clean up of the studio!; Now there are 14 collections of archived samples in boxes that I need to move; so 1 of everything I've ever made will be for sale; (at a small fraction of the retail price) - get in for first dibs at the POP UP SHOP: 2 days only on Sat 11 & Sun 12 July -
41 Gamon Street, Seddon. I look forward to seeing you there!

Summer 06

Silk Leather Wool

W05: a mix of materials

another old collection

Other old crochet and knit collection to look at for reference. Sometimes I think we do our better work earlier on in our careers, and it's nice to sometimes just read into the details of past work.

crochet collection

Bringing out old crochet collections from the archives for inspiration for new summer. Decided not to take that direction anyway but got a bit nostalgic about this capsule.

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Snippets of Winter

Frankie

Apart from feeling fuzzy for getting a mention in the new Frankie Mag, theres some great stories in it to add to that; I love the interviews with the littlies. I love magazines; I always have; since being a littlie myself - its a nice little world that I can escape into.

Shopping

RPM love the image of Crystal and the Floral Wall, so she's larger than life in there, and lights up the shop at night. I don't get a chance to get out shopping much, but it's very tempting to linger when delivering to stores. RPM especially have some gorgeous things, I have my eye on the Cacherel floral raincoat on the mannequin. Lygon Street, Carlton.

The Last Thread

The final delivery of winter collection into store. Dresses knitted in fine silk; and they will keep you warm; honest; and this thread is really made from butterflies; well the butterfly lays the egg which becomes the cocoon which is where silk is harvested from.

Anonymous Artisans

I've often wondered who belongs to the nimble fingers of the handmade behind the luxury label; who's laboured over the beaded, crocheted, painted, felted, embroidered, whatever; piece with the glistening desirable tag on it. Well if you do come across these pieces somewhere in the world; this maker was me. SS09 production for Aurelio Costarella.

Goodbye Shweshwe

A retail store I co-owned and conceived from a dream of owning a space with beautiful textiles and hand-made products. Shweshwe named after the South African traditional cloth was full of georgous collectables all found from there; my hometown; a place I will keep going back to and still draw on for inspiration. I created the feel and look of this space and these images with the help of some talented and generous friends, Virginia Kerridge Architects, , Skeet Booth photographer, and Anthony, my darling who did all the graphic design; so its thanks to them too for the realisation of a beautiful idea. I split from Shweshwe in 2007, a year after it opened; and it's now closed it's doors and stopped trading. So it's goodbye to an old chapter.

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