Saturday, 5 May 2012

New Pattern: Gracious Love

Yesterday I uploaded a new pattern to my Modern Folk Etsy shop:


As I wanted to do a sampler with text, I searched for a suitable poem and found this verse from an old English by Nicholas Breton(1558 - 1626):

Foolish love is only folly
Wanton love is too unholy
Greedy love is covetous
Idle love is frivolous
But the gracious love is it
that doth prove the work of it


The lettering was borrowed from an antique sampler in the V&A collection, whilst the edge motifs were inspired by traditional patterns from the Andes. Inspiration for the turtledoves came from Byzantine paintings, making this a rather eclectic pattern.


This pattern measures 119 by 140 stitches. Stitched on 32 count linen, this would measure approximately12 1/4" by 9 1/4" (31.5x23.5cm).


Click here to visit the pattern page on Etsy.


Hope you like it!

Friday, 4 May 2012

Scandinavian White

It's been a while since our last post, but I'm planning to do more regular updates on this blog. Last year has been a very busy year with me making lots of patterns and taking exiting steps with my Modern Folk embroidery shop.

A few days ago Etsy featured my treasury Scandinavian White on its European front page - so I thought I'd share the treasury here with you. Enjoy, and if you like it, leave some comments either here or on the Etsy page!


A celebration of the colour white with some fantastic Scandinavian design and vintage finds - making great gifts for Mother's Day as well! Featuring shops from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, The Netherlands and the UK. Enjoy! :)

Mid-Century Finnish Bis...
$125.00

alvita pearl shell earr...
$19.00

Snow quartz round beads...
$2.80

Swedish vintage table s...
$22.00

David Anderson Mid Cent...
$42.50

The Reykjanes Divide 12...
$48.00

White linen bird - chub...
$19.00

Sky reflection (BL & WH...
$18.00

White and silver Genuin...
$25.00

Table clothe vintage ha...
$70.00

Handmade Silver Bangle ...
$129.00

1960s Danish porcelain ...
$19.00

Horse photo - Black and...
$26.00

Medium Trio Triplets Ko...
$89.00

Vintage // Small & Cute...
$8.00

So clear -necklace -roc...
$26.00