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Knitting Up North / Sarah Waterhouse Textiles
www.knitting-up-north.co.uk
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Hi and welcome to my blog, Knitting Up North. I write about my obsession with textile Design and Print, vintage clothes and antiques, embroidery, knitting, pugs and all sorts of other things in my life.
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Happy Happy Pugs

This week we decided to take the plunge and order some more silver. Things are a bit tight at the moment so it was a big decision but the earrings have really taken off, especially the Happy design w...

23 may 12

Fabric Friday

I set aside some time today for clothesmaking but I’ve had a rush on orders in my Etsy shop this week so instead I had a different kind of sewing day, mixed in with a little printing. I had a n...

19 may 12

Princess Annual

I posted last week about one of my favourite annuals, June, another favourite was Princess, my mum had a couple of the earliest editions of this girls annual from 1961 and 1963. The stories and featu...

14 may 12

Feelin’ Blousey

I’m looking for the perfect blouse and with so much choice it’s hard to narrow the search down. Of course I’m talking about sewing the blouse, not buying one, as if you thought I me...

12 may 12

Workshops

A friend recently suggested I revisit my idea of doing workshops now that I have a larger studio space, what do you think? Would that be a good idea? I was going to teach some printing workshops whil...

09 may 12

Lucky’s Living Doll

When I was little my mum let us read her old books and annuals, they were all from the sixties and had wonderful illustrations. My favourite was the June annual from 1967, the cartoons were beautiful...

07 may 12

Beautiful Embroidery

I love embroidery, I’ve dabbled since I was a child and even taught a few workshops at Craft Candy. So you can imagine how blown away I was when I found this work by artist, Stacey Page. Stacey...

04 may 12

New Embroidery patterns

I have thought for quite a while now that some of my designs would translate well into hand embroidery designs, it’s taken a long time to get around to this but there are finally here. I’...

03 may 12

Just to make you smile

Exposition dArt contemporain dans le parc de Chaudfontaine Life Is Beautiful by Carmen Mok Wookies by KiTTYPiNKSTARS A-Bea-C, 2009

02 may 12

Positivity

April has been a bit shitty so I’m glad to see that May is arriving tomorrow, here’s hoping for a better month (hopefully one that comes with a new job!) The sun has come out today too so...

30 apr 12

Celebration Sale

I’m now selling exclusively online through Etsy and have recently stocked up my shop so to celebrate I’ve decided to have a SALE. These coin purses are adorable and will always have a spe...

23 apr 12

Hello lovely stairs

Phase 2 of the house renovation – preparing for the new central heating. This has been a long time coming, our boiler was born the same year we were, I don’t think I need to say more. F...

22 apr 12

Ready, steady, go

A few days ago I posted about making use of some of the lovely Colette patterns and fabric I have in my stash, now I’m getting organised and serious, it’s time to start sewing. The first...

21 apr 12

New pug ranges

I’ve been working on two new products for the Pug Jewellery range, drop earrings and rings. When I did the original designs I wanted to be able to add additional items to the range of stud ear...

20 apr 12

Funky Furniture

I’m on the lookout for bits of furniture at the moment to re-upholster in my fabric, I thought it’d be a great way to showcase the fabrics and their potential uses. Whilst I keep my eyes...

19 apr 12

All change

This week has meant a huge change for me, after 1.5 years I’m no longer working at Folksy. This is an odd experience for me, I’m no stranger to work, I’ve been in work constantly s...

17 apr 12

New lampshade kit

The fabric I use for most of my fabric pieces is a wonderful hemp and cotton basecloth. I’ve never used this for a lampshade kit though so when my latest delivery arrived I was quick to print u...

16 apr 12 1 person likes this

Eco Earth

I’m delighted to say I’ve just been accepted to the EcoEtsy team so to celebrate I’ve created a treasury full of wonderful items from fellow team members.

12 apr 12

Lampshade Kit photo shoot

I’m in the process of updating my Etsy shop so decided that the lampshade kit photographs needed updating as they look quite outdated in comparison to the other items in my shop. Plus, they ha...

09 apr 12

New series – Craft Fair Tips

During my time as Chairperson of Craft Candy I had the privilege of organising many well attended craft fairs. I loved that work and at times really miss it (although I don’t miss juggling 3 d...

06 apr 12

Type love

I’ve spent many an afternoon in Heather Dewick’s studio, usually just for a quick catch up and natter and not forgetting the chance to spend vasts amounts of money adding to my hand bound...

04 apr 12

The BIG draw

Thank you to everyone who entered – we have a winner…….. Independent adjudicator: Lola the Pug Comment no’7 – Charlie on March 27, 2012 at 3:07 pm said: Lovely!!! Keepin...

02 apr 12

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01 apr 12

Folksy Friday – Scrumptious Soaps

Soapmaking truly is an artform and it was hard to just pick a few sellers from Folksy to showcase for this section. I’ve bought soaps from a few of these sellers (and can’t wait to buy fr...

30 mar 12

Vintage knits

It’s been ages since there was a knitting related post on my blog, which is ironic considering my blog title. I lost my knitting mojo after Christmas, I usually do around that time of year, I ...

28 mar 12

Time for a giveaway

It has been a very very long time since I did a giveaway, too long in fact, and everyone loves a competition, right? So here are some special prizes on offer, 4 in total going to one lucky winner. Pr...

26 mar 12

Treasured Tintin

My 20 year old cardboard Tintin, looking a little worse for wear The new Tintin film has been released on DVD this week and I was quick to download it on iTunes as soon as I possibly could. I hoped t...

24 mar 12

Folksy Friday – Furniture

I love collecting unique pieces of furniture and these items from Folksy are just the kind of pieces I’d like to offer a home to. Gillespie coffee table by Nice Thing Crush Shelf by Finkfurnitu...

23 mar 12

Folksy Friday, Stylish Stationery

I miss writing letters. The only person I still get to write to is my friend Emily, she lives in Sheffield too so there really is no need to write to each other, especially with email, texts, facebo...

16 mar 12

Vintage furniture

1. 1975-78 vintage Lundby sideboard, 2. Butterfly chair detail of back, 3. Sideboard Hotness, 4. Burnham chair by Matthew Hilton, 5. vintage sewing cabinet, 6. Ercol furniture, 7. Ercol furniture, 8....

14 mar 12

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