botanica tinctoria

i just received a sample packet from a wonderful company: botanica tinctoria. they manufacture naturally dyed - yet colorfast - trimmings and yarn in a gorgeous color palette. the line includes ribbons, tape, ric-rac, broderie anglaise, hand-crocheted lace, as well as various qualities yarns and embroidery threads. i've never seen anything like it. do check out the botanica tinctoria website, you will not be disappointed.

moorish costume

as i was cleaning out some closets recently, i came across a portfolio from my art school days: a study of the moorish costume in sketches and tea-stained collages with stamps, postcards and maps. with a shock i realized this was made 25 years ago, yikes... i often wonder what it would be like to go back to school and take the exact same classes again now.

thank you

a very big thank-you to british magazine "cloth" for writing such a lovely little blurb on this blog. what a nice way to start the new year. http://www.cloth.co.uk