How even a little weak sun can make colours look washed out. I photographed this quilt in October during one of those brief dry and sunny spells and really it’s not a very good picture but it does show it in its entirety. All the fabrics are Liberty and old Laura Ashley and are a […]

Suzani style cushion: appliquéd and hand embroidered Suzani is the generic term for decorative embroidered tribal textiles traditionally made in central Asia in  countries like Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. In fact suzan is the word for a needle, suzani is therefore needlework and in Iran, this particular style of needlework is called suzankari. In recent […]