Major Inspiration

This 1973 thrifty find has page after page of illustrated beauty to inspire, 'Come inside the flats' from the pen and hand of Julie Simpson.

Knitty, not so gritty

A modest revolution has been sweeping the nations at the hands and nimble fingers of crafters.

Call it what you will- 'guerilla knit' or 'yarn bombing' to some, is the yarn adornment of communal spaces that brightens and softens your world. Japan does it metro style, a British Resort gets broadsheet attention, and now our local Cotswold town on Cameron's doorstep does him proud.

Pottering on a sunny afternoon my heart leapt. Somewhere in this cobbled pottering-locale there was another like me, a maker and one with attitude doing something vocal and tactile to brighten our days and say the wool trade in this area is not finished yet.

Har-de-har-har

A Comfortable Revolution

Having completed 3 more pairs of unique Made&Voyage Rosette cushions, my spiked fingers a little worse-for-wear from an oversized upholstery needle, I am well pleased...and surrounded by neat piles de homages 1980's caravanning upholstery.

Check-out the Indian Summer; Brown Beauty; and Aloha Rosette at 

http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MadeandVoyage