Vicki Davis

Felt tree decorations - stocking and Penguin (Penguin pattern from American Felt & Craft)

I know they’re cute but I’m getting a bit bored of making felt tree decorations - only two more to go and lots of felt to cut before the work event next week #fiberarts

Grinch tree decoration made of green, black, white and red felt

Yet more felt tree decoration - free pattern I found online (though will make a donation to, as it’s a great pattern) #fiberarts

I love this book (and Agency too!)

Detail of collar of brightly coloured man’s shirt (Sew Over It London pattern)

Full view of the shirt, with toucans, parrots and bright florals - fabric designed by Seren Unlu

Today’s #SewAndTell theme is menswear. I don’t make much, but here is the loudest shirt ever, made for work to show off the colours you can get on the big Epson textile printers #garmentsewing

Work in progress wool coat (very creased and in need of steam)

Coat lining is now in, but it needs a good press before I do anything else #garmentsewing

Grey cardi with Fair Isle front and back, using small quantities of Shetland wool (or possibly Rowan Felted Tweed). Pattern is from a 90’s Rowan collection

I’ve never had a yarn advent calendar so was a bit stumped for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits. This baby cardi used up lots of mini quantities of Shetland wool though, so maybe it could count? 🧶

A green Loden wool coat with black and brown buttons and a yellow lining

Close up on press studs where one part of the stud has become unattached from the place it is supposed to be attached to

This week’s #SewAndTell theme is repair - I really need to resew all the press studs and fix a bit of the lining hem on my @sewoveritlondon.bsky.social 60’s coat before it gets much colder #garmentsewing

Beautiful designs

Looks lovely

Beautiful selection

This is so beautiful! I’ve also still got the Nordic Knit Sweater on my list, thanks to you sharing yours

One of the great things about #ShowMeYourKnits is seeing the work of fantastic designers like @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social - so many fantastic patterns to choose from (I especially love the Octopus jumper!) www.ravelry.com/designers/ca...

6 A-line skirts from left to right - bright turquoise floral, black corduroy, multi coloured Liberty needlecord, green wool with black circles, red needlecord, black and cream denim

The theme for #SewAndTell this week is Everyday Heroes - here are the 6 @sewoveritlondon.bsky.social Ava skirts I have made (2 of them worn in the last 2 weeks!). Simple pattern, quick make, only uses 1m of fabric #garmentsewing

This pattern was created by Andrea Rangel, I believe - there are lots of leaf motifs in her AlterKnit and Knitovation books, which are both great

I love the dog hat - surprised that there aren’t more dog motif patterns around - it took me ages to find a baby pattern when I was knitting for my dog-mad niece!

Middle aged woman wearing asymmetric burgundy knitted jumper over a black vest and grey jeans

Another floofy jumper for #ShowMeYourKnits - this one’s from 10 years ago - this was a great free Rowan pattern where there were pleats at one side to create an asymmetric effect - Kidsilk Aran I think (sadly shrunk into oblivion) 🧶

A bright red knitted cardigan with round neck and silver metal buttons with a bright purple boat neck knitted jumper

This week’s #ShowMeYourKnits theme is floof, so here are a couple of bright Kidsilk Haze knits - the red cardi that needs darning that I shared a couple of weeks ago and a purple jumper - both very simple Rowan patterns 🧶

That looks beautiful

Two yellow felt ornaments with black eyes - one big and pointy, the other smaller and rounder

More felt shenanigans - pointy star now has a small friend #fiberarts

Those embroidered flowers are amazing - so neat!

That’s a great shape and the picot edge is a lovely detail

Nice modelling! I didn’t think it was possible to make balaclavas look cool, but I have now changed my opinion

Two pieces of yellow felt, with the words Creative Corner embroidered on them in blue

Why yes, I did spend some of yesterday evening embroidering felt for a work thing where a poster would have been perfectly acceptable

Thank you! It’s very warm!

Honestly, I should make more things from knit fabrics, I just always tend to gravitate towards woven fabric!

Middle aged woman in black sweatshirt with white dots and navy/ turquoise striped collar, cuffs and waistband - odd perspective due to rubbish photo skills (my hands are not actually this disproportionately large!)

#SewAndTell this week is knit fabrics - here’s a sweatshirt I made, which is a mash-up of a couple of patterns from the Tilly & The Buttons Stretch book #garmentsewing

It’s going to be amazing though (the eyes, the tentacles!)

Grey Aran wool jumper sleeve with central cables, diamond patterns and seed stitches at the edges

My current work in progress for #ShowMeYourKnits - sleeve number one for Emu Aran jumper pattern 4791 (front and back done already) 🧶

My photo collage shows four hippo statuettes made of Egytian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Their bright-blue shiny bodies are decorated in black with depictions of Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts their marsh habitat as well as having various layers of symbolism associated with regeneration. For example lotus flowers open in the morning and close at night, symbolising rebirth. Blue faience hippos have been found in Middle Kingdom tombs of high ranking officials. It’s thought they were placed in the tombs to aid the rebirth of the deceased. Hippo top left - Walking hippo shown in profile facing right. Height 11.5 cm, Length 21 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Top right - Roaring hippo (looks like the hippo is smiling), seated, with head at left and turned inwards to front. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Bottom left - Standing hippo in profile facing right. This hippo is part of the Met Museum’s collections and is popularly known as ‘William’. Height 11.2 cm, Length 20 cm Bottom Right - Reclining hippo with head on the right, facing front, and tilted down. Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙

Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!

📷 by me

#Archaeology

That looks amazing @elfkin.bsky.social