Sunday 22 June 2014

Sunday working in the garden

It has been beautiful, hot but a lovely breeze, all very well if it does blow all your newly packed label all over the garden ... but just to prove that all the kits are assembled if not by my own fair hand then by my much appreciated helpers ...

Here you can see what I have been doing today, making the needle cases and pulling thread for the new cushions. Some of these colours are for the yet to be assembled Stitch Cards (sorry they are taking so long but I am working on getting them die cut).

But the effort is worth it with an order going off to America tomorrow ... to The French Needle so if you are in US and want to buy a kit do go along to visit this lovely site. They will soon have the new cushion kits in stock.

Also some other news ... have a look at Creative Bloq for a little piece about some of the entrepreneurs on the School for Creative Start Ups course, including me.

So have a look at the the process ... it's not a bad place to work!
Thread colours all ready to be wound off for the New Cushion Kits
Gorgeous colours ... thread just arrived on the cones, ready to be pulled.

Thread colours all ready to be wound off for the New Cushion Kits
 Thread colours all ready to be wound off for the New Cushion Kits

Vanessa starting on LongTail Bird
Vanessa could not wait to start!

Pigeon Cushion Kit just freshly cut
Threads and first one off the roll ...

Labels and needle packs being produced for Pigeon and Long Tail Bird Cushion kits
Making Needle Holders and Labels for Cushion Kits

Thread Packs ready to go into bags for New Cushion kits
Thread packs ready to go into the bags


Cottage garden
The Cottage garden this late spring. A bit of a tangle ...



Wednesday 18 June 2014

New Cushion kits

Nancy Nicholson new embroidery kit designs
The new Cushion kits, made up and photographed!

Nancy Nicholson new embroidery kit designs detail
Detail of above

Lovebirds panel made into cushion 50 cm x 30 cm
Lovebirds Panel (existing design) made into a cushion

Long Tail Bird Cushion kit by Nancy Nicholson
Long Tail Bird Cushion which I have made here into a cushion (60 cm x 40 cm), though the design will fit smaller 50 cm x 30 cm cushion also

Long Tail Bird Cushion kit by Nancy Nicholson Detail
Detail of Long Tail Bird

Pigeon Cushion kit by Nancy Nicholson
Pigeon cushion

Here are some first proper photographs of the new kits made up and photographed by William Lingwood from The Pixel Kitchen. The response so far has been really great! So glad they are well liked. A large order from Royal School of Needlework was so encouraging too. Now I am cooking up some more designs for later in the year. 

Thursday 5 June 2014

A Group Gathering


Very excited to be taking part in this exhibition with such a wonderful group of artists. You may remember me talking about it in The Shirt Collar Project post a while back. Kathleen Murphy has really come up trumps organising the culmination of this project and I can't wait to see the collars created by the other contributors. All the artists will also be exhibiting other pieces of their own work so if you are in the area do go along and have a look! Also check out the Group Gathering blog for more information about the artist involved. My own collar is pictured below ...


Nancy Nicholson embroidered shirt collar for A Group GatheringNancy Nicholson embroidered shirt collar for A Group Gathering


Nancy Nicholson embroidered shirt collar for A Group Gathering

Nancy Nicholson embroidered shirt collar for A Group Gathering

Nancy Nicholson embroidered shirt collar for A Group Gathering

Tuesday 3 June 2014

Makegood Festival

My stand at Makegood Festival 2014

My stand at Makegood Festival 2014

My stand at Makegood Festival 2014

My stand at Makegood Festival 2014


Well it's over ... but the best thing was to meet those who braved Oxford Street's weekend throng to come to the Festival and find my stand to say hello! Thank you so much, it was quite wonderful to meet and talk to such lovely ladies (and the odd gentleman, no not "odd", you know what I mean)

Putting faces to names was great for me as I work here quietly most of the time, as now, the blackbird and wood pigeons are singing outside and there is a lawn mower going somewhere, tractor going by on the lane. The contrast to last week is spectacular! But I am so encouraged to keep going because I had so many positive comments about the work I know now I am doing it right!
Anyway for those who could not make it here are some photos of the show.
Now I have to get on with sorting out the chaos that is my workplace and get on with the business of running a business!