Author: Ruth Singer

Phew. My super team worked wonders and we got the show set up by mid-afternoon yesterday. I wasn’t feeling too fantastic by the end of it, but was pretty pleased with the result. The stand isn’t as good as it would have been if I had been able to do everything I planned. The backdrop…

I spoke too soon. Flu has not let go of me yet. This weekend sees the start of Top Drawer, a major trade show at Earl’s Court, London. I’m not really well enough for it yet, but luckily I have the ace team driving me down tomorrow to set up and bring me back to…

I noticed a bit of theme in my holiday photos. I’ve always liked a bit of urban lettering, but I have only recently started to actually collect it. This is the sort of collection I actually have space for, so I might allow it to develop!

Exactly two weeks ago, I staggered home from the studio, full of cold and backache, and fell into bed. Where I stayed for two weeks. TWO WEEKS with flu. Today is the first day I have really felt ok. It’s such a relief! I wasn’t planning too much time off, what with that book to…

Just a quick note to say that I’ve got several pieces in the new Elle Deco! I’m in bed with flu, or some other horrible thing, and this cheered me up hugely this morning!Happy festivities everyone. I might not be back blogging for a while – just as well it’s Christmas and there is lots…

When there is a little snippet of time, I knit This cardigan below will be next but one on my needles, having mislaid the second part of the giant cream blanket. It’s from Rowan Studio Issue One. I’m going to make it up in rather loud orange silk yarn which I bought years ago and…

A tiny glimpse of something for the book. Progress continues, I’ve made 7 (or is it 8?) of the 20 projects, so I’ll be well over half way through them by Christmas, and have to completed them all by 11th January. At the beginning of January I am going to London for the first tranche…

Thanks for the comments and emails about the book! It is really, really exciting. I’ll hopefully have more to show you in a couple of months. I’ve been making up the projects; 6 down, 14 to go. I’m really enjoying this part, even though its under pressure. I should get a couple more done in…

Yes, at last, I can reveal mystery book project number 1. I’m writing a sewing book, called (provisionally) Sewn Up: A modern manual of sewing techniques It will be published in Autumn 2008 by Kyle Cathie, and will be a big, glossy hardback full of fabulous pictures, practical and decorative techniques, masterclasses and projects. My…

Going to a museum used to seem like work, when I worked in one. Tomorrow I’m going to see some frocks and try really hard not to have opinions about how its been done. Just to look at frocks because they are nice and I like them.I might also have to pop in to my…