Category: Ruth Singer

Exciting publishing stuff this month! Two new editions of my book, Sew it Up. It has been retitled The Sewing Bible for the US market and has a lovely new cover. It’s published by Potter Craft and due out in November. It’s SO exciting to have the book coming out in the US at last.…

I had a little holiday. The sun didn’t come out but the company was excellent, the B&B gorgeous and the food divine. And no traffic jams. Happy! More holidays soon.

Amazing old book jacket I’m about to have a well-earned holiday! Which seems to mean working like mad to get all the stuff done that needs doing before the holiday and making endless lists of stuff to handover to other people. Will it survive without me? Who knows.  Railings and columns of the old cattle market…

Months back I came across local printmaker Amy Chapman‘s work and loved it. I saw some again at the Ferrers Gallery last weekend. I really want one of these tree prints. I particularly like the mid-century feel to the colours and patterns used and the collage of papers used in to print onto. I’ve got a weakness…

Laura attempts the Olympics sport of Cramming Giant cupcakes into a Tiny Car. She wins GOLD! Ruth wins gold in Winding Wool onto Giant Polystyrene Balls at High Speed Late at Night the Day Before the Thing Opens. And silver for Wrapping Lamp Posts in Gingham.  Kate wins GOLD PLUS for having such fab ideas.…

One of my favourite things is browsing car boot sales. Sometimes I come away with nothing, usually I come away with something good and sometimes I come away with a gem. This was one of those gem moments.I saw it on the floor, in a tangle of junk. I lunged. I grabbed. I tried to…

My favourites from the new range: I can’t find large images apart from the last which comes via the lovely Amitie. Busy Bouquet In fantasy sewing world, this one is a calf-length full circle skirt  with turquoise, pink and brown chiffon false hems. Phillipa A wrap blouse with full bishop sleeves maybe? Cranford Smock dress with…

I bought some new wine glasses with John Lewis vouchers. Should get some more vouchers in September so I can have a set of more than 2. I’ve never bought expensive glasses before so I’m not sure I’ll dare use them. But they are beautiful so I am happy with them just sitting on my…

When things get stressful at work (as the last month or so has been), my way of slowing down, recharging and letting go is to get out into the countryside. I need to take a lesson from these swans. SLOW. Sunday, swan day, was my first full day off in 4 weeks. I really did go…

Work has finally calmed down enough for me to resume knit-club duties – weekly knitting and gossip being essential to keeping body and soul together. This week the whole lot of us got happily hijacked into giant knitting in aid of Kate. The amazing Kate is a theatre designer who, having just finished working on…