Textile Jewellery Course

I went on a textile jewellery course in Bristol last week, run by Julie Roberts (this link takes you to her courses/website) at her studio in Easton and here's what I made..

Flower brooches

Covered Button in the middle of this one

Close up

We used Suffolk Puffs to make brooches - 

layering up the fabric creates

different effects

Stitch on a button

Add some random embroidery stitches

I can now turn a length of ribbon

into a rose or two

Julie Roberts' courses  are run at her studio in Easton and she runs a variety of craft classes/day courses at The Bristol Folk House.


As a child I remember making suffolk puffs (large ones) and stitching them together to make a sausage dog draft excluder - a way of using odd fabric and keeping the drafts away - these were the days before central heating and double glazing!


There are lots of tutorials and images using suffolk Puffs online.


Here http://lifeatrosemaryhill.blogspot.com/2009/08/sewing-saturday.html they have been used to make a garland.

http://lifeatrosemaryhill.blogspot.com/2009/08/sewing-saturday.html

Here another blogger http://www.monpolkadotcheri.co.uk/2010/07/homage-to-suffolk-puff.html who shows how potty she is about these cute fabric puffs!

http://www.monpolkadotcheri.co.uk/2010/07/homage-to-suffolk-puff.html

Keeeep sewing!