Thanks to a combination of my new medicine and the truly dreary weather we’ve been having lately, I’ve been finding it very difficult to feel inspired by anything much.
Suddenly, thanks to a little visit from the postman, I feel much better!
(Sorry about the terrible picture – it’s raining so hard that it’s been dark all day.)
Both of the large pieces of fabric are organic cotton pointelle. Three yards of each, in chestnut and natural. The natural piece won’t stay that way for long – I plan to chuck it in the washing machine and dye it Flamingo Pink! After that, I plan to transform it into a pair of leggings and a top.
(The chestnut piece is going to be transformed into a Christmas present, so I can’t elaborate on that any further.)
The swatches… oooh, where to start!
- The one with the trees (top left) is Enchanted Forest, and it’s a wonderfully soft twill.
- The one with the ladybirds is Tickled Pink, on the same twill base. I can imagine pretty skirts made from each of these.
- The one with the aubergines is Eggplants, which is a hemp and cotton blend in a linen-type weave. I adore the colour and the little gold flecks in the fabric, so I think I might have to send off for a skirt’s-worth in my next order.
- The plain black swatch is a wonderfully smooth sateen.
I’m gradually collecting all of Near Sea Naturals’ swatch kits, so that I can show them at craft fairs, and encourage people to place orders.