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    Sewing For Survival: How Sewing Caused the Survival of the Human Race

    July 12, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    Sewing For Survival: How Sewing Caused the Survival of the Human Race One of my favourite sewing bloggers recently wrote a post about her blog and howΒ she doesn’t want to become a faceless tutorial writer. As I have a nasty feeling that I might be at risk of…

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From October's Wild Blossom Companion: "This is a From October's Wild Blossom Companion: "This is a season of layers. Leaves drift down to form a rustling tapestry on the forest floor. The hedgerows become textured with sloes and rosehips. The fields lie stubbled and still. The skies stretch wider. There's a richness in the layering of scent and sound: damp earth, woodsmoke and the call of migrating birds." #creativelife #wildblossomcompanion #october #slowdownandlook #autumn #imspiredbynature
Painting leaves πŸπŸ‚πŸ§‘ After making an Octo Painting leaves πŸπŸ‚πŸ§‘ After making an October colour palette with water colour, I wanted to do something else with the paint. So I painted some leaves πŸπŸ‚ If you feel that you are not much of an artist, it can be difficult to try, even if you really want to. Often we have this expectation that what we make, draw or paint has to be perfect. One thing that is very clear from looking at autumn leaves is how beautiful they are in all their imperfections! The colours are blotchy. They look like they ought to be symmetrical, but they often are not. The edges are wiggly and the lobes are uneven. So if you don't paint perfect, neat little watercolours, your leaves will probably be lovely! I already had the colours, so that was one less thing to think about. It was a joyful experiment, not an exercise in perfection. Blotchiness is required! And a pro tip if you are new to this, let the leaves dry before painting the veins πŸ˜‰πŸ§‘ #creativelife #paintingautumnleaves #creativeinvitation #octobercolours #colourpaletteforoctober #lettinggoofperfection
A colour palette for October πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚πŸ§‘ Mak A colour palette for October πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚πŸ§‘ Making a colour palette is one of my favourite creative invitations. October is an especially good month with all its lovely colours, tthe leaves of course, and also the berries in the hedgerows, the rosehips, the sweet chestnuts, the conkers and the acorns. The light is beautifully golden, but the grey misty days are lovely too. Mine is based on the colours of the leaves and things I collected, but making a colour palette doesn't have to look like this! You could use acrylics or gouache, coloured pencils, scraps of fabric, yarn or thread. You could use other objects that make you think of autumn colours, or a photo. If I was to make another, I would definitely include grey for the misty days. What do you think? #creativelife #colourpaletteforoctober #imspiredbynature #simplecreativity #wildblossomlife
On a hunt for autumn colours! πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚πŸ§‘ Th On a hunt for autumn colours! πŸπŸŒ°πŸ‚πŸ§‘ There's lots of red, orange and brown. In one gorgeous October orange tree I saw a happy crow (I was standing at a bus stop at the time, proof that you really don't need to go anywhere special to find inspiration!). I spotted a patch of hawthorn on the way to the post office that had beautiful red leaves as well as red berries. Shades of orange and brown are echoed in old walls and tiled roofs. On a very damp and foggy morning, I couldn't see more than a few metres ahead of me, which made me much more aware if what I could see. The long grasses are brown and yellow now. And I've never realised before that my kettle is October orange! #creativelife #inspirationiseverywhere #autumn #octobercolours #taketimetonotice
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