KNEE-DEEP IN APPLIQUES

My new line of Cashmere Homewares is in the making for 2015: pillows, throws, table runners, placemats, coasters, accessories, and kids' rooms wall decor ~ all designed with handcut cashmere appliques: friendly graphic shapes with bold pops of color! All new cashmere homewares will be available from my website mid-March.

Here's a sampling of some new cashmere appliqués (in process):

 

And some close-ups of the applique work, all made with upcycled 100% cashmere sweaters :

 

 

 

Whimsical Doll Cradle DIY ~ a Lena Corwin design

For their birthdays my husband and I gave our two daughters a doll bed that I refurbished from an old baby cradle. I painted it with a Scandinavian/mythical animals pattern from textiles designer Lena Corwin's book Printing by Hand. For a piece of furniture that was clunky, brown and rather ugly to start with, we were thrilled with its new look!

With 4 layers of over-painting, and oodles of stencil cutting (first from photocopies, and then from contact paper), making this was a labor of love! Our daughters were over-the-moon on birthday morning!

 

                              

                        

   

The mythical animal stencils were patterns I gratefully copied from the book Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing with Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens, by textile designer Lena Corwin. This project below, from Corwin's book, was the inspiration:

DREAMY ~ HEAVENLY CASHMERE

here's a photo roll of some of the cashmere sweaters I've upcycled... just a show of sumptuous cashmere textures & colors to delight the senses... xox

 - a green and charcoal baby blanket:

- patchwork pieces all ready for making 10 cashmere baby blankets for a sweet shop in Australia:

- a stack of triangle patchwork cashmere pillows:

- close up of one of my cashmere acorns:

- a lovely patchwork cashmere scarf I made for my hubby:

 

- a triangle patchwork bed-sized quilt I made for a lovely someone in Australia:

- more cashmere baby blanket rolls:

 

 

- a basket of freshly laundered cashmere sweaters destash: 

MODERN CASHMERE CUSHIONS

I'm designing a new line of 100% Cashmere appliqued cushions & homewares. From my Big Cartel shop ReverieTextiles this winter, I'll be selling a bunch of new styles inspired by Mid-century design & Scandinavian art. Handcrafted in Coastal Maine with the finest revitalized cashmere sweaters, these eco-friendly, fun designs bring luxurious pillow heaven into our world for both kids & adults!

 

Modern "Scandi-bird" Pure Cashmere Cushions

 

"Apple Tree" & "Butterflies" pure Cashmere Cushions