Knitted cakes !!!!

Today I will be mostly knitting cakes !!! Here are a few of the calorie free darlings, they are awaiting beads etc. I will publish a photo of the finished articles once they are completed, plus a free knitting pattern !!!

How to make blackberry muffins and chocolate !!!!

You will need the following,

into a large mixing bowl place--

two medium eggs, two large mugs full of self raising flour, one large mug full of caster sugar, one large mug full of margarine or vegetable oil and half a pint of milk, or a little more so that the mixture has the right consistency.

Mix it altogether to form a yummy mixture, then add three quarters of a very large bar of bournville chocolate chopped up and two large mugfulls of black berries and slowly fold in.

Place the mixture into cake cases within two muffin pans.

muffins cont.

Place in the oven for 20 mins on 185 degrees, then allow to cool. Once cooled melt the rest of the bournville chocolate and drizzle over the top.

Afterwards, allow you kettle to boil and make yourself a nice cup of lady grey tea and sample your wares !!

Enjoy !!!

sunsets in september 2009---wow !!!

This month has seen some amazing sunsets and this is a picture of a very recent one taken last week by my eldest daughter Liberty, isnt it amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Online classes

Check this amazing and very reasonably priced online class , working with cloth and paperclay.

My Website is a coming .....

Keep your eyes on this space, my website is a coming !!!

ribbon and wool.

Here is a great idea I want to share with you. Pictured is a cropped cardigan knitted in Debbie Bliss's luxury tweed,--instead of using a traditional button to fasten up I have threaded large ribbon through the kneckline and created a ribbon tie !!! Easy-peasy!! Go on have a go, or if you dont have time email me and i can knit one to order--Happy Knitting!!

Come to the shop !!!

I am now selling fabric as well as yarns etc--so come and see me at the shop--there is plenty of tea and cake t00 !!

Knitted dolls

Have made this glorious doll, that was inspired by Claire Garlands book of knitted babes. She is so lovely--go on buy the book and make your own lovelies !!

Go green!!!

How lucky I am to live here with all this green !! They say green is a healing colour and I agree. How can I not get creative with all this glorious scenery around me---I am truly blessed.

Bunny love !!!

I have a never ending passion for bunnies !!

The appeal of the bunny never dies. These sweet little darlings are made with german mohair, have real glass eyes and vintage material. They are small and cute and make very sweet presents--no two are the same--I never keep a pattern.

Raggedy Anne

After having moved house its been some time since I blogged, but I will be on track from now--as you can see I have updated the blog page , the header including a photo of some of the bunnies I make--I hope you like them. Here is a quick picture of a real sweet raggedy anne that I made , just using a simple face using good old vintage buttons, I hope it gives you some ideas of how the simpliest things can make you smile !!!

More blue dupion silk !

I found these beautiful pictures on my digital camera last night of Sarah after the final fitting. In the back ground you can see her brand new baby boy Dexter--yes she gave birth to a ten pound beautiful baby 12 weeks before the wedding and looks fabulous---her and that edible baby!!

Hand sewn broach pin.

Nice little hand sewn broach using vintage fabrics, the lace is victorian on this piece. Please feel free to email me with any enquiries.

crochet shawl in noro..........

Not often I crochet, but now and again I like to give it a whirl, in rememberance of my rather wonderful Great Aunty Lil, who taught me when I was 6 years old. Ofcourse I have to thank my wonderful Nan for my knitting skills, that she bestowed upon me at the age of 3, and to my very tolerent mother, who has always put up with my creations and stripey knitted jumpers that she financed through out my early years.

This is using Noro again, and basically is made up as I go along, like the other shawl, please email me for any details, advice etc on tinchapeltextiles@yahoo.com

hand knitted shawl in noro.

Here we have a very glamorous shawl that is designed by me and knitted in the beautiful Noro pure wool, hand dyed yarns a gorgeous item, everyone unique, please email me on tinchapeltextiles@yahoo.com for prices and availability.Noro yarn can be purchased from The Cotton Angel, Monmouth Tel- 01600 713548 or from myself at the Mickleton post office.

My Lovely Bride in the Blue Dupion Silk Wedding Dress !!

What a beautiful bride she was, it was not hard to create a wedding dress for such a lovely person. It took over 25 metres of dupion silk, but was worth all the effort and time, it was a wonderful project for me to make, thanks Sarah xxx

RETRO BUNNY!!!

Here we have it, RETRO BUNNY !!! Hes based on the transfers I had on my painted cot as a child. I have been told that he is very Mark Ryden--so feel free to contact me if you would like to get to know this chap better and add him to your collection!!

He is made with victorian fabrics that have been aged further, then hand painted.

Vintage Dolly and her Trousseau !!

Here is a dolly and her hand knitted wardrobe that I created using patterns that I collect. I have thousands of knitting patterns that date back to the 1800's.
I hand knit everything myself using vintage materials whenever possible and natural fibres, so please feel free to contact me with all your dollies clothing desires!! I can also recreate garments from old photos etc, I dont need a knitting pattern and often re-knit a moth eaten article.---I like a challenge !!!!

MIXED MEDIA SHADOW BOX.

I love making funky little shadow boxes, they are such fun! I like to mix textiles, paper, jewels, whenever I can, and I love the image of the russian doll, it will never fail to please!!

I like to use old sheet music for the backing too, these old books can be found quite cheaply on flea markets, thrift shops and on the good old british car boots ! ( In fact I think you can find everything at the carboot!!)

Nosey Neighbour !!

The curtains are twitching, and look its the nosey neighbour doll Mavis--keeping an eye on everyone!!

This is a smaller doll and rather fun--she likes to be displayed in a window!!!!!

Izzanah Walker style of heritage doll

Heres a picture of a recently completed, fabric sculpted doll, with breastplate. She is hand painted and is reminiscent of the Izzanah Walker dolls of america. Behind her is one of the minature wall quilts that I make, hand pieced using both vintage and new fabrics, then hand quilted, please feel free to contact me for prices.

my tin chapel !!

Here is the Tin Chapel where my textiles business began.Unused as a chapel it served as an amazing peaceful studio.
Now that we have moved to the cotswolds, I have another studio in a barn--visitors welcome, by appointment!
But I still have the use of my lovely tin chapel in Gloucestershire, for the future.
Theres no getting away from the fact that chapels and churches make great places to work, as they are so peaceful and always seem to have great light!

dupion ripped silk wedding dress !!

I am busy finishing a one off wedding dress for a friend, designed by me, I will post photos of this, after her wedding, as we dont want it out there first. I am having to tear up thousands of strips of dupion silk and fray the edges, very time consuming, but the effect is awesome!!