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Tag: Liberty

Lampshades

Go with your gut Julie!…

May 10, 2013November 13, 2019 Julie GardnerLeave a comment

Sometimes I think far too much about what I'm doing, especially when I'm designing and I wish I could just get on and 'do' more. I had a lovely day yesterday with Angela from Cocoon Home, trawling fabric and trim shops across London (literally, I slept well last night, it felt like we covered the… Continue reading Go with your gut Julie!…

Inspiration

Anyone 4 tea?…

November 23, 2012 Julie GardnerLeave a comment

Birthdays come and go but I wanted this year's to be special and it really was, not because we did anything flash, more because we kept it simple and everything fell into place. (Plus it was a 'significant birthday' but we won't say any more about that, the clues in the heading...) We decided to catch the… Continue reading Anyone 4 tea?…

Lampshades

Spurred on by a discarded pin…

September 10, 2012 Julie GardnerLeave a comment

Well, I've had a REALLY long break from gilhoolie and I have to admit I've found it a bit hard to get back into things after the relaxing (yes, relaxing!) school holidays. I was just clearing up after the weekend and nearly stepped on a discarded pin and, as well as being relieved no-one had… Continue reading Spurred on by a discarded pin…

Sewing projects

Our house is becoming a gilhoolie gallery…

May 10, 2012May 10, 2012 Julie GardnerLeave a comment

I keep telling myself it won't be long until the sun's shining so that I have an excuse to buy some new clothes, have a barbeque and sit in the garden sipping a nice cold glass of Pimm's... well you have to dream don't you?! At least I finished this machine embroidered picture today, oh… Continue reading Our house is becoming a gilhoolie gallery…

Artwork · Lampshades · Textile Design

Inspiration at Liberty, London…

May 2, 2012 Julie Gardner3 Comments

I had the best day out last Saturday in London with my husband. We started off by catching the train and sitting and chatting with a cup of tea, very civilised and bliss to have some rare, quality time on our own. We were on our way to meet some friends for drinks and dinner… Continue reading Inspiration at Liberty, London…

Creative Courses · Lampshades

A lesson learnt…

April 16, 2012 Julie GardnerLeave a comment

It's been too long since my hand-stitched lampshade course and I'm only just finishing off my next project. Luckily I have some really good handouts from the course but I wish I had made another one straight away! I remembered how to do the outside fabric but really struggled with the lining, taking two attempts… Continue reading A lesson learnt…

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A couple of weeks ago I ran a lampshade workshop @toast_marlow
Another large empire lampshade recovered this week. Using @clarke_clarke_interiors Linoso II in charcoal. A nice contrast against the pink flowers!
Gorgeous gorgeous lampshade in the sunshine 🌞
Hmmmm! Little Rosie is a pickle. Into everything! But I'm managing to make lampshades in between stopping the digging and chewing (she's very vocal, I tell her off and she barks back 🤣)
I'm looking forward to teaching a lampshade workshop @toast_marlow tomorrow evening. Six attendees will be learning to make a small drum lampshade from a selection of lovely @toast fabric remnants. Can't wait! 🌞🌞🌞
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