Author: Ruth Singer

If you are looking for cushions please scroll down…. These two outfits have formed a major part of my life over the last 6 months or so.They were commissions for two friends for their Civil Partnership ceremony and the making of them was a mixture of delight and hate. Some of the pleating in the…

Take a look at my super cute apron for Tie One On – the theme was yellow and white. I would normally never even look at yellow without feeling ill, but I just happened to have some from a stash of old fabrics given to me by my lovely friend Amanda. This stash was part…

Scroll down to see cushions for sale. There are blues and purples, pinks and reds and neutrals. All cushions are stuffed with an ecological filler of pure wool and recycled cotton covers.

Cushions made from recycled materials. To order please email info@ruthsinger.com or call 07740 345 062Pale pink lambswool with corsage, back with hand-dyed cotton. 38cm square. £60Cerise mohair with corsage, 32cm square, £60Pink/ grey striped lambswool felt. 30cm square. £40. Matching tea cosy available!Red suede cushion with hand-cut pattern. Back of cushion is vintage kimono silk…

Neutral cushions made from recycled knitwear. To order please email info@ruthsinger.com or call 07740 345 062Top: Cream cable knit, 35cm square. £40Middle: Pure wool cable, 42cm square, £50Bottom: Beige with corsage, 40cm square, £60

Listed here are many other cushions that are for sale. Unless otherwise stated, these are all made from recycled knitwear. To order please email info@ruthsinger.com or call 07740 345 062Cushion pads are made from recycled fabric stuffed with pure wool fleece. Purple sparkle with corsage, 50x32cm, £55Pair of small Doublet cushions, approx 30cm square.Dark blue…

The weather was finally good enough to take some pictures. Not exactly sunny but not foggy at least.Brighton Pavilion, a wonderfully inspiring place. In the article I am writing for Popular Patchwork I suggest that the details in the building would make great quilt designs. I hope someone does try it – I wont I’m…

I am supposed to be taking photos of Brighton (where I live) for an article in Popular Patchwork. Every day in the last week that it has been sunny, I have been at work out of town. Whenever I am working at home (about 5 days a week) the weather is dull. Today we had…

Spent this afternoon teaching some teachers how to do fashiony things with leather – like the hole-punch corsage and cut-work suede cushions below. They had some great ideas themselves, like weaving strips of fabric through the leather and layering and cutting away in contrasting colours. It certainly inspired me to try some new things, and…

We seem to have missed spring and gone straight from winter to summer. Its been really hot here, and I have spent the say indoors teaching. But it was a good day – I ran the first of 4 fashion workshops for families with about 12 participants of all ages. We started the course by…